Crocodile Dreams
5007-5A · #CBDCC0 · LRV 67.7 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Crocodile Dreams67.7
- 4Gratifying Green74
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Crocodile Dreams, Really?
Crocodile Dreams reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5007-5A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crocodile Dreams
Crocodile Dreams 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Crocodile Dreams
At LRV 67.7, Crocodile Dreams 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 Crocodile Dreams 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 5007-5A 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 | Supreme GreenSW 6442 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Glade GreenM380-2 · Behr | 3.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pine Barrens437 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DreamcatcherPPG1131-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | DreamcatcherPPG1131-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Springy Green228-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Crocodile Dreams 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 #CBDCC0 in HSL space. Pair Crocodile Dreams with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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