Lament Blue (Valspar 5001-5A)
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Lament Blue (Valspar 5001-5A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lament Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Lament 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 Lament 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 | Little Boy Blu | SW 9054 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Haze | 1667 | 68.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sky Light View | MQ3-53 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Embellishment | 1151-2 | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Lament Blue (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Lament Blue
Darker than Lament Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-5A |
| Hex | #CADCE0 |
| RGB | 202, 220, 224 |
| HSL | 191°, 26%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, -5.2, -4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lament Blue (Valspar 5001-5A), published as #CADCE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lament Blue (Valspar 5001-5A)?
- Lament Blue has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lament Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lament Blue in another brand?
- Blue Haze (BM 1667) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lament Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lament Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.0; 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.