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VALSPAR · 6005-1A

Valspar Sea Salt#CFD2C7 · LRV 62

Why this color. Valspar's coastal cousin to SW Sea Salt; Lowe's spa-green benchmark.

Sea Salt reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 6005-1A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SEA SALT
RGB 207, 210, 199 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Sea Salt
SKU 6005-1A
Hex #CFD2C7
RGB 207, 210, 199
HSL 76°, 11%, 80%
LRV 62
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

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.

KOMPOZIT
Pale Loden
SKU 0440 · #CCD2CA · LRV 63
ΔE 1.74 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1128-2
#CFD2C7
Frivolous Folly
ΔE 0 · LRV 63
10-07
#CDD2C9
Bay Of Fundy
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 63
1129-3
#CDD4C6
Castaway
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 64
1127-3
#CED3C1
Merry Music
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 64
1129-2
#CAD5C8
Falling Star
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1569
#D0D4C9
Night
ΔE 0.62 · LRV 65
1556
#D0D1C6
Vapor
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 63
HC-180
#CDD1CB
Cliffside
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 63
CSP-665
#CCD4CD
Cool
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 64
CSP-35
#D5D1C4
Penthouse
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.63
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6190
#D1D3C7
Filmy Green
ΔE 0.63 · LRV 64
SW 6204
#CDD2CA
Sea Salt
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 63
SW 59
#CBD0C2
Frostwork
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 62
SW 6183
#D1D0C6
Conservative Gray
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 63
SW 7653
#D1D2CB
Silverpointe
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 64

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6269
#D0D2C5
Particular Mint
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 64
DE6255
#D0D1C1
Wishing Well
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 63
DE6262
#CDD0C0
Glass Tile
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 62
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 62
DE6227
#D4D0C5
Muslin
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 63

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All gray at Behr →
QE-33
#D3D4C7
Natural Spring
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 65
N210-2
#D1D0C4
Cappuccino Froth
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 63
N220-2
#D4D3C9
Ashen Tan
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 65
BNC-02
#D4D1C4
Understated
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 64
UL190-10
#D4D0C4
Clay Beige
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.4
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 63
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 61
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 62
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 67
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 10 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.27
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 7.26 · LRV 63

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFD2C7 in HSL space. Pair Sea Salt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFD2C7 + #CAC7D2
TRIADIC
#CFD2C7 · #C7CFD2 · #D2C7CF
ANALOGOUS
#D2D0C7 · #CFD2C7 · #CAD2C7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.7:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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