Halcyon Blue (Valspar 5001-3A)
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Halcyon Blue (Valspar 5001-3A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Halcyon Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Halcyon Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Halcyon Blue, 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 | Quicksilver | SW 6245 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fanfare | 874 | 77.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ice Sculpture | BL-W02 | 78.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Glimpse | 1036-1 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Halcyon Blue (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Halcyon Blue
Darker than Halcyon Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-3A |
| Hex | #E0E5E3 |
| RGB | 224, 229, 227 |
| HSL | 156°, 9%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -2.0, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Halcyon Blue (Valspar 5001-3A), published as #E0E5E3
#CEDBE1
#F3EFE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Halcyon Blue (Valspar 5001-3A)?
- Halcyon Blue has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Halcyon Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Halcyon Blue in another brand?
- Gray Glimpse (PPG 1036-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Halcyon Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Halcyon Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.