Blowing Bubbles (Valspar 5004-5A)
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Blowing Bubbles (Valspar 5004-5A) is a light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blowing Bubbles
Four Valspar colors picked for Blowing Bubbles by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Blowing Bubbles, 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 | Green Trance | SW 6462 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Opal Essence | 680 | 75.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Water Mark | 470E-2 | 79.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Clair De Lune | 1132-1 | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Blowing Bubbles (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Blowing Bubbles
Darker than Blowing Bubbles
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-5A |
| Hex | #DBE8DE |
| RGB | 219, 232, 222 |
| HSL | 134°, 22%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -6.1, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blowing Bubbles (Valspar 5004-5A), published as #DBE8DE
#C9DEDC
#EEF2DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blowing Bubbles (Valspar 5004-5A)?
- Blowing Bubbles has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blowing Bubbles is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blowing Bubbles in another brand?
- Clair De Lune (PPG 1132-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blowing Bubbles warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blowing Bubbles as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.