Whipped Pistachio
8002-30D · #A5CD8B · LRV 54 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Whipped Pistachio54
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Whipped Pistachio, Really?
Whipped Pistachio reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8002-30D behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Whipped Pistachio
Whipped Pistachio 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 Whipped Pistachio
At LRV 54, Whipped Pistachio 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 Whipped Pistachio 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 8002-30D 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 | Oh PistachioSW 9033 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Young GreenP390-4 · Behr | 4.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Hills Green550 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Celery SprigPPG1224-6 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Caledon Hills30GY 51/294 · Glidden | 3.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweetened Green127-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Whipped Pistachio 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 #A5CD8B in HSL space. Pair Whipped Pistachio with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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