Sailboat (Valspar 4005-5B)
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Sailboat (Valspar 4005-5B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sailboat
Four Valspar colors picked for Sailboat 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 Sailboat, 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 | Blissful Blue | SW 6527 | 56 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea View | 836 | 54.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Life At Sea | M510-2 | 56.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle | 1154-4 | 54 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sailboat (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Sailboat
Darker than Sailboat
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-5B |
| Hex | #B1C8D8 |
| RGB | 177, 200, 216 |
| HSL | 205°, 33%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, -4.4, -10.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sailboat (Valspar 4005-5B), published as #B1C8D8
#9EBED6
#C5D2D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sailboat (Valspar 4005-5B)?
- Sailboat has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sailboat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sailboat in another brand?
- Blissful Blue (SW 6527) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sailboat warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sailboat as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.6; 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.