Wintergreen
8003-36A · #D6E1D4 · LRV 73 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Wintergreen, Really?
Wintergreen reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8003-36A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wintergreen
Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen
At LRV 73, Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen 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 8003-36A 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 | DewySW 6469 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | River MistS410-1 · Behr | 0.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | North Shore Green456 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Secret CrushPPG1135-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Italianate Villa Green50GY 74/073 · Glidden | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fairy Wing332-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Wintergreen 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 #D6E1D4 in HSL space. Pair Wintergreen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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