Blue Arrow (Valspar 5001-3C)
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Blue Arrow (Valspar 5001-3C) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Arrow
Four Valspar colors picked for Blue Arrow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Arrow, 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 | Breezy | SW 7616 | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Silken Blue | CSP-670 | 41.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Portsmouth Bay | QE-52 | 40.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Polaris | 10-04 | 41 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Blue Arrow (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Arrow
Darker than Blue Arrow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-3C |
| Hex | #A0B0B1 |
| RGB | 160, 176, 177 |
| HSL | 184°, 10%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, -5.3, -2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Arrow (Valspar 5001-3C), published as #A0B0B1
#8EA6AF
#B2BAB1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Arrow (Valspar 5001-3C)?
- Blue Arrow has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Arrow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Arrow in another brand?
- Breezy (SW 7616) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Arrow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blue Arrow as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.4; 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.