Tropical Bay (Valspar 5002-3C)
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Tropical Bay (Valspar 5002-3C) is a medium, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Bay
Four Valspar colors picked for Tropical Bay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Tropical Bay, 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 | Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Rhine River | 689 | 47.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Garden Twilight | S430-3 | 46.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Aqua | 10-29 | 44 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Tropical Bay (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Bay
Darker than Tropical Bay
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-3C |
| Hex | #A0B9B2 |
| RGB | 160, 185, 178 |
| HSL | 163°, 15%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, -9.9, 0.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Bay (Valspar 5002-3C), published as #A0B9B2
#8EAFB0
#B2C3B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Bay (Valspar 5002-3C)?
- Tropical Bay has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Bay is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Bay in another brand?
- Garden Twilight (Behr S430-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Bay warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tropical Bay as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.7; 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.