Pale Oak Grove
5008-3A · #DFE2D2 · LRV 74.9 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Pale Oak Grove74.9
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Pale Oak Grove, Really?
Pale Oak Grove reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5008-3A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Oak Grove
Pale Oak Grove 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 Pale Oak Grove
At LRV 74.9, Pale Oak Grove 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 Pale Oak Grove 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 5008-3A 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 | SageySW 6175 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | FollyMQ3-46 · Behr | 0.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silken Pine2144-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wild WheatPPG1123-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale Pistachio10GY 74/087 · Glidden | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Mint Green326-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Oak Grove 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 #DFE2D2 in HSL space. Pair Pale Oak Grove with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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