Pool Party (Valspar 5002-10B)
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Pool Party (Valspar 5002-10B) 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 Pool Party
Four Valspar colors picked for Pool Party 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 Pool Party, 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 | Major Blue | SW 6795 | 29 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cool Blue | 2058-40 | 29.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Yucatan | P490-5 | 29.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bellflower | 1237-6 | 25 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Pool Party (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Pool Party
Darker than Pool Party
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-10B |
| Hex | #2D9ABC |
| RGB | 45, 154, 188 |
| HSL | 194°, 61%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.3, -18.7, -26.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pool Party (Valspar 5002-10B), published as #2D9ABC
#0090BA
#52A4BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pool Party (Valspar 5002-10B)?
- Pool Party has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pool Party is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pool Party in another brand?
- Cool Blue (BM 2058-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Pool Party warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pool Party as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.3; 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.