Tempered Spring (Valspar 7005-13)

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Tempered Spring (Valspar 7005-13) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tempered Spring
Four Valspar colors picked for Tempered Spring 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 Tempered Spring, 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 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Appalachian Green | 852 | 79.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | White Willow | 430C-1 | 87.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Meringue | 1222-1 | 82 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Tempered Spring (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Tempered Spring
Darker than Tempered Spring
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-13 |
| Hex | #EAF1DB |
| RGB | 234, 241, 219 |
| HSL | 79°, 44%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, -6.1, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tempered Spring (Valspar 7005-13), published as #EAF1DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tempered Spring (Valspar 7005-13)?
- Tempered Spring has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tempered Spring is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Tempered Spring in another brand?
- White Willow (Behr 430C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tempered Spring warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tempered Spring as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.