Rain Dance (Valspar 5001-9A)
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Rain Dance (Valspar 5001-9A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rain Dance
Four Valspar colors picked for Rain Dance 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 Rain Dance, 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 | Soar | SW 6799 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Allure | 771 | 69.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Air Blue | S460-1 | 65.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Surf's Up | 1236-3 | 73 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Rain Dance (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain Dance
Darker than Rain Dance
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-9A |
| Hex | #BEDDE6 |
| RGB | 190, 221, 230 |
| HSL | 193°, 44%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -8.3, -7.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain Dance (Valspar 5001-9A), published as #BEDDE6
#ABD3E4
#D2E7E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain Dance (Valspar 5001-9A)?
- Rain Dance has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain Dance is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rain Dance in another brand?
- Blue Allure (BM 771) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rain Dance warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rain Dance as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.8; 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.