Mellow Spring
5007-3B · #C9D1C0 · LRV 61.7 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Mellow Spring, Really?
Mellow Spring reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5007-3B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mellow Spring
Mellow Spring 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 Mellow Spring
At LRV 61.7, Mellow Spring 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 Mellow Spring 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 5007-3B 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 | FrostworkSW 59 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Terrace ViewPPF-25 · Behr | 0.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light471 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Merry MusicPPG1127-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosty PinePPG1124-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Seafoam Bubbles424-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Mellow Spring 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 #C9D1C0 in HSL space. Pair Mellow Spring with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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