High Seas (Valspar 4006-10A)
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High Seas (Valspar 4006-10A) 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 High Seas
Four Valspar colors picked for High Seas 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 High Seas, 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Summer Blue | 2067-50 | 45.1 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bayou | 570B-4 | 43.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Viva La Bleu | 1242-3 | 49 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to High Seas (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than High Seas
Darker than High Seas
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-10A |
| Hex | #89B5DC |
| RGB | 137, 181, 220 |
| HSL | 208°, 54%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, -5.0, -24.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
High Seas (Valspar 4006-10A), published as #89B5DC
#72ABDA
#9FBFDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of High Seas (Valspar 4006-10A)?
- High Seas has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so High Seas is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to High Seas in another brand?
- Bayou (Behr 570B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is High Seas warm or cool?
- Valspar lists High Seas as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -24.3; 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.