Sea Frolic (Valspar 4008-10A)
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Sea Frolic (Valspar 4008-10A) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Frolic
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Frolic 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 Sea Frolic, 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 | Regale Blue | SW 6801 | 42 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Costa Rica Blue | 2064-50 | 46.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Life Force | P500-4 | 42.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Xavier Blue | 1240-4 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Frolic (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Frolic
Darker than Sea Frolic
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-10A |
| Hex | #6DB9E3 |
| RGB | 109, 185, 227 |
| HSL | 201°, 68%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, -12.1, -28.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Frolic (Valspar 4008-10A), published as #6DB9E3
#50AFE1
#87C3E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Frolic (Valspar 4008-10A)?
- Sea Frolic has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Frolic is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Frolic in another brand?
- Life Force (Behr P500-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Frolic warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Frolic as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.2; 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.