Café Blue (Valspar 5001-4A)
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Café Blue (Valspar 5001-4A) is a deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Café Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Café Blue 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 Café 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 | Delft | SW 9134 | 33 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea Star | 2123-30 | 33 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Provence Blue | HDC-AC-23 | 31.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aqua Smoke | 1034-5 | 33 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Café Blue (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Café Blue
Darker than Café Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-4A |
| Hex | #8B9C9B |
| RGB | 139, 156, 155 |
| HSL | 176°, 8%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.0, -6.2, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Café Blue (Valspar 5001-4A), published as #8B9C9B
#799299
#9DA69B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Café Blue (Valspar 5001-4A)?
- Café Blue has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Café Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Café Blue in another brand?
- Provence Blue (Behr HDC-AC-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Café Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Café Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; 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.