Water Fountain (Valspar 5001-10A)
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Water Fountain (Valspar 5001-10A) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Water Fountain
Four Valspar colors picked for Water Fountain 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 Water Fountain, 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 | Undercool | SW 6957 | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | St. Lucia Skies | 781 | 47.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Horizon Haze | 540B-4 | 48.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Harbor Sky | 1238-4 | 42 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Water Fountain (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Water Fountain
Darker than Water Fountain
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-10A |
| Hex | #7FBCD7 |
| RGB | 127, 188, 215 |
| HSL | 198°, 52%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, -12.7, -19.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Water Fountain (Valspar 5001-10A), published as #7FBCD7
#67B2D5
#96C6D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Water Fountain (Valspar 5001-10A)?
- Water Fountain has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Water Fountain is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Water Fountain in another brand?
- St. Lucia Skies (BM 781) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Water Fountain warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Water Fountain as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.7; 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.