Cool Pine
8003-30D · #A9AB94 · LRV 40 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Cool Pine40
- 4Saybrook Sage45
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Cool Pine, Really?
Cool Pine reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar 8003-30D behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Pine
Cool Pine is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Cool Pine
Cool Pine sits in the mid-range at LRV 40, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Cool Pine are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 8003-30D directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Clary SageSW 6178 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 41 | Color page → |
| Behr | Bay WaterS380-4 · Behr | 1.0 | 41 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Weekend Getaway473 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 39 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Scottish MoorPPG11-20 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 40 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted Pine10GY 39/136 · Glidden | 2.2 | 39 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Greywood423-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 38 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Pine within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A9AB94 in HSL space. Pair Cool Pine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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