Sea Cove (Valspar 7005-5)
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Sea Cove (Valspar 7005-5) 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 Sea Cove
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Cove 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 Sea Cove, 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 | White Mint | SW 6441 | 78 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tint of Mint | 851 | 81.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Mint Hint | 430A-1 | 88 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spearmint Stick | 1224-2 | 85 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Sea Cove (LRV 87) by LRV.
Darker than Sea Cove
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-5 |
| Hex | #EBF3E3 |
| RGB | 235, 243, 227 |
| HSL | 90°, 40%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -5.5, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Cove (Valspar 7005-5), published as #EBF3E3
#D9E8E1
#FEFEE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Cove (Valspar 7005-5)?
- Sea Cove has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Cove is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Cove in another brand?
- Mint Hint (Behr 430A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Cove warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Cove as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.