Harbor Mist (Valspar 5003-7A)
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Harbor Mist (Valspar 5003-7A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Harbor Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Harbor Mist 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 Harbor Mist, 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 | Bathe Blue | SW 6771 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Teardrop Blue | 2053-60 | 65.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Basin Blue | M470-2 | 68.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Everglade Mist | 1150-3 | 64 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Harbor Mist (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Harbor Mist
Darker than Harbor Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-7A |
| Hex | #BADBE0 |
| RGB | 186, 219, 224 |
| HSL | 188°, 38%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, -9.8, -6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harbor Mist (Valspar 5003-7A), published as #BADBE0
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#CEE5E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harbor Mist (Valspar 5003-7A)?
- Harbor Mist has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harbor Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Harbor Mist in another brand?
- Teardrop Blue (BM 2053-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harbor Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Harbor Mist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.1; 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.