Blue Vault (Valspar 4006-5C)
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Blue Vault (Valspar 4006-5C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Vault
Four Valspar colors picked for Blue Vault 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 Vault, 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 | Respite | SW 6514 | 43 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Bayou | 801 | 46.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Chalk | M500-3 | 47 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Bows | 1158-3 | 52 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Blue Vault (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Vault
Darker than Blue Vault
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-5C |
| Hex | #94BBD0 |
| RGB | 148, 187, 208 |
| HSL | 201°, 39%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, -8.1, -14.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Vault (Valspar 4006-5C), published as #94BBD0
#7FB1CE
#A9C5D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Vault (Valspar 4006-5C)?
- Blue Vault has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Vault is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Vault in another brand?
- Blue Chalk (Behr M500-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Vault warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blue Vault as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.8; 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.