Turquoise Porcelain (Valspar 5002-5C)
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Turquoise Porcelain (Valspar 5002-5C) is a medium, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Turquoise Porcelain
Four Valspar colors picked for Turquoise Porcelain 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 Turquoise Porcelain, 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 | Drizzle | SW 6479 | 39 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spirit in the Sky | 676 | 46 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Artful Aqua | BIC-24 | 41.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Blue Mist | FLLW892 | 48 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Turquoise Porcelain (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Turquoise Porcelain
Darker than Turquoise Porcelain
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5002-5C |
| Hex | #8CB3B3 |
| RGB | 140, 179, 179 |
| HSL | 180°, 20%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, -13.0, -4.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Turquoise Porcelain (Valspar 5002-5C), published as #8CB3B3
#79A9B1
#9FBDB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Turquoise Porcelain (Valspar 5002-5C)?
- Turquoise Porcelain has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Turquoise Porcelain is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Turquoise Porcelain in another brand?
- Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Turquoise Porcelain warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Turquoise Porcelain as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.3; 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.