Flood Tide (Valspar 5001-6A)
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Flood Tide (Valspar 5001-6A) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Flood Tide
Four Valspar colors picked for Flood Tide 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 Flood Tide, 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 | Secret Cove | SW 9058 | 25 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hemlock | 719 | 28.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Voyage | PPU13-07 | 30 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Baritone | 1149-5 | 25 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Flood Tide (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Flood Tide
Darker than Flood Tide
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-6A |
| Hex | #6F95A0 |
| RGB | 111, 149, 160 |
| HSL | 193°, 21%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.4, -10.3, -10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flood Tide (Valspar 5001-6A), published as #6F95A0
#5B8B9E
#839FA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flood Tide (Valspar 5001-6A)?
- Flood Tide has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flood Tide is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Flood Tide in another brand?
- Secret Cove (SW 9058) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Flood Tide warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Flood Tide as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.0; 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.