Frosted Shadow (Valspar 7005-12)
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Frosted Shadow (Valspar 7005-12) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Shadow
Four Valspar colors picked for Frosted Shadow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Frosted Shadow, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Frosty Lime | 2029-70 | 85.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | White Willow | 430C-1 | 87.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Meringue | 1222-1 | 82 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Frosted Shadow (LRV 87) by LRV.
Darker than Frosted Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-12 |
| Hex | #EBF3DE |
| RGB | 235, 243, 222 |
| HSL | 83°, 47%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -6.3, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Shadow (Valspar 7005-12), published as #EBF3DE
#D9E8DC
#FDFEDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Shadow (Valspar 7005-12)?
- Frosted Shadow has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Shadow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Shadow in another brand?
- White Willow (Behr 430C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Shadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Frosted Shadow as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.