Blue Tradition (Valspar 5001-7A)
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Blue Tradition (Valspar 5001-7A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Tradition
Four Valspar colors picked for Blue Tradition 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 Blue Tradition, 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Watercolor Blue | 793 | 66.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Breezy Blue | M490-1 | 65.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Blue Tradition (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Tradition
Darker than Blue Tradition
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-7A |
| Hex | #BADAE7 |
| RGB | 186, 218, 231 |
| HSL | 197°, 48%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, -7.8, -9.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Tradition (Valspar 5001-7A), published as #BADAE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Tradition (Valspar 5001-7A)?
- Blue Tradition has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Tradition is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Tradition in another brand?
- Breezy Blue (Behr M490-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Tradition warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blue Tradition as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.9; 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.