Hotspring Green (Valspar 7005-9)
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Hotspring Green (Valspar 7005-9) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hotspring Green
Four Valspar colors picked for Hotspring Green 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 Hotspring Green, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Spring | 2136-70 | 77.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Club Soda | 530C-1 | 82.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honesty | 1034-2 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Hotspring Green (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Hotspring Green
Darker than Hotspring Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-9 |
| Hex | #DFECEB |
| RGB | 223, 236, 235 |
| HSL | 175°, 25%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -4.5, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hotspring Green (Valspar 7005-9), published as #DFECEB
#CDE2E9
#F2F6EB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hotspring Green (Valspar 7005-9)?
- Hotspring Green has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hotspring Green is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Hotspring Green in another brand?
- Honesty (PPG 1034-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hotspring Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Hotspring Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.