Summer Sky (Valspar 5001-9B)
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Summer Sky (Valspar 5001-9B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Sky
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Sky 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 Summer Sky, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hawaiian Breeze | 772 | 61.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Summer Sky (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Sky
Darker than Summer Sky
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5001-9B |
| Hex | #B0D5E2 |
| RGB | 176, 213, 226 |
| HSL | 196°, 46%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, -9.3, -10.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Sky (Valspar 5001-9B), published as #B0D5E2
#9CCBE0
#C4DFE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Sky (Valspar 5001-9B)?
- Summer Sky has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Sky in another brand?
- Hawaiian Breeze (BM 772) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Summer Sky warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Sky as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.4; 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.