Fresh Basin (Valspar 5003-7C)
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Fresh Basin (Valspar 5003-7C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Basin
Four Valspar colors picked for Fresh Basin 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 Fresh Basin, 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 | Ebbtide | SW 6493 | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Peacock Feathers | 724 | 47.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | November Skies | 520F-4 | 38.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Kingston Aqua | 1150-4 | 46 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Fresh Basin (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Basin
Darker than Fresh Basin
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-7C |
| Hex | #84B6C0 |
| RGB | 132, 182, 192 |
| HSL | 190°, 32%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.0, -14.0, -10.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Basin (Valspar 5003-7C), published as #84B6C0
#6FACBE
#99C0C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Basin (Valspar 5003-7C)?
- Fresh Basin has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Basin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Basin in another brand?
- Ebbtide (SW 6493) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Basin warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fresh Basin as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.4; 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.