Valspar Fresh Dawn#C8E5EC · LRV 75
Fresh Dawn reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8002-40A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Fresh Dawn |
| SKU | 8002-40A |
| Hex | #C8E5EC |
| RGB | 200, 229, 236 |
| HSL | 192°, 49%, 85% |
| LRV | 75 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Teal |
About Valspar Fresh Dawn
Fresh Dawn is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Fresh Dawn shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all teal from that brand.
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Fresh Dawn within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C8E5EC in HSL space. Pair Fresh Dawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.