Precious Stone (Valspar 4002-5C)
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Precious Stone (Valspar 4002-5C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Precious Stone
Four Valspar colors picked for Precious Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Precious Stone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Awesome Violet | SW 6815 | 45 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Freesia | 1432 | 45.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Bellflower | 610D-4 | 42.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Innuendo | 1165-4 | 43 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Precious Stone (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Precious Stone
Darker than Precious Stone
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-5C |
| Hex | #A6B1C8 |
| RGB | 166, 177, 200 |
| HSL | 221°, 24%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 1.0, -13.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Precious Stone (Valspar 4002-5C), published as #A6B1C8
#93A7C6
#B9BBC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Precious Stone (Valspar 4002-5C)?
- Precious Stone has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Precious Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Precious Stone in another brand?
- Bellflower (Behr 610D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Precious Stone warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Precious Stone as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.