Blue Raindrop (Valspar 4005-5A)
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Blue Raindrop (Valspar 4005-5A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Raindrop
Four Valspar colors picked for Blue Raindrop 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 Blue Raindrop, 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 | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Sky | 807 | 65.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Me Away | M510-1 | 69.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Simply Elegant | 10-26 | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Blue Raindrop (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Raindrop
Darker than Blue Raindrop
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-5A |
| Hex | #C8D9E4 |
| RGB | 200, 217, 228 |
| HSL | 204°, 34%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, -3.5, -7.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Raindrop (Valspar 4005-5A), published as #C8D9E4
#B5CFE2
#DBE3E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Raindrop (Valspar 4005-5A)?
- Blue Raindrop has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Raindrop is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Raindrop in another brand?
- Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Raindrop warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blue Raindrop as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.3; 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.