Wishing Well (Valspar 5002-10C)
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Wishing Well (Valspar 5002-10C) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wishing Well
Four Valspar colors picked for Wishing Well 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 Wishing Well, 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 | Blue Mosque | SW 6789 | 17 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Randolph Blue | CW-615 | 22.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tibetan Turquoise | MQ4-53 | 19.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Paisley | 1238-6 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Wishing Well (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Wishing Well
Darker than Wishing Well
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-10C |
| Hex | #0A85A9 |
| RGB | 10, 133, 169 |
| HSL | 194°, 89%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, -16.8, -27.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wishing Well (Valspar 5002-10C), published as #0A85A9
#007CA7
#3F8EA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wishing Well (Valspar 5002-10C)?
- Wishing Well has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wishing Well is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wishing Well in another brand?
- Tibetan Turquoise (Behr MQ4-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wishing Well warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wishing Well as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -27.5; 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.