Cool Runnings
P024 · #DADDCD · LRV 71.2 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Superwhite0
- 2Heirloom Shade63
- 3Cool Runnings71.2
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Cool Runnings, Really?
Cool Runnings reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar P024 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Cool Runnings
At LRV 71.2, Cool Runnings is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cool Runnings 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 P024 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 | Nonchalant WhiteSW 6161 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Desert SpringsPPU10-15 · Behr | 0.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Hint of Mint505 · Benjamin Moore | 0.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale VistaPPG1124-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Liberated LimePPG1127-2 · Glidden | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Needles328-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Runnings 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 #DADDCD in HSL space. Pair Cool Runnings with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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