Dreamy Clouds (Valspar 5002-5B)
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Dreamy Clouds (Valspar 5002-5B) is a light, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dreamy Clouds
Four Valspar colors picked for Dreamy Clouds 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 Dreamy Clouds, 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 | Open Air | SW 6491 | 70 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ewing Blue | CW-585 | 73.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Sunken Pool | S440-1 | 69.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Julep Green | 1146-3 | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Dreamy Clouds (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Dreamy Clouds
Darker than Dreamy Clouds
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-5B |
| Hex | #C9DFDE |
| RGB | 201, 223, 222 |
| HSL | 177°, 26%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -7.5, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dreamy Clouds (Valspar 5002-5B), published as #C9DFDE
#B6D5DC
#DCE9DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dreamy Clouds (Valspar 5002-5B)?
- Dreamy Clouds has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dreamy Clouds is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dreamy Clouds in another brand?
- Open Air (SW 6491) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Dreamy Clouds warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dreamy Clouds as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.