Ice Sculpture (Valspar 5001-7B)
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Ice Sculpture (Valspar 5001-7B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Sculpture
Four Valspar colors picked for Ice Sculpture 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 Ice Sculpture, 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 | Porch Ceiling | SW 9063 | 53 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Palatial Skies | 800 | 54.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Madras Blue | 560D-4 | 51 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windsor Way | 1239-3 | 55 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-7B |
| Hex | #A2CAE0 |
| RGB | 162, 202, 224 |
| HSL | 201°, 50%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.2, -8.2, -15.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Sculpture (Valspar 5001-7B), published as #A2CAE0
#8DC0DE
#B7D4E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Sculpture (Valspar 5001-7B)?
- Ice Sculpture has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Sculpture is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Sculpture in another brand?
- Palatial Skies (BM 800) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Ice Sculpture warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ice Sculpture as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.2; 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.