Exotic Sea (Valspar 5004-10B)
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Exotic Sea (Valspar 5004-10B) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Exotic Sea
Four Valspar colors picked for Exotic Sea 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 Exotic Sea, 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 | Freshwater | SW 6774 | 32 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bahaman Sea Blue | 2055-40 | 35.7 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blue Jewel | 510B-6 | 29.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jamaican Sea | 1236-6 | 31 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Exotic Sea (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Exotic Sea
Darker than Exotic Sea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-10B |
| Hex | #2EA6B2 |
| RGB | 46, 166, 178 |
| HSL | 185°, 59%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.6, -28.0, -15.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Exotic Sea (Valspar 5004-10B), published as #2EA6B2
#009CB0
#52B0B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Exotic Sea (Valspar 5004-10B)?
- Exotic Sea has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Exotic Sea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Exotic Sea in another brand?
- Blue Jewel (Behr 510B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Exotic Sea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Exotic Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.6; 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.