Summer Mist (Valspar 6004-3A)
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Summer Mist (Valspar 6004-3A) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Summer Mist, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Celery Salt | 938 | 74.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Turtle Dove | 400E-2 | 74.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sage Splash | 1115-2 | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Summer Mist (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Mist
Darker than Summer Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-3A |
| Hex | #E5E3D0 |
| RGB | 229, 227, 208 |
| HSL | 54°, 29%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -2.6, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Mist (Valspar 6004-3A), published as #E5E3D0
#D4D9CE
#F7EDD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Mist (Valspar 6004-3A)?
- Summer Mist has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Mist in another brand?
- Turtle Dove (Behr 400E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.