Tropical Spray (Valspar 5004-7A)
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Tropical Spray (Valspar 5004-7A) is a light, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Spray
Four Valspar colors picked for Tropical Spray 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 Tropical Spray, 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 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bird's Egg | 2051-60 | 66.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Peek A Blue | T17-04 | 71.2 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Aqua Whisper | 1234-3 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Tropical Spray (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Spray
Darker than Tropical Spray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-7A |
| Hex | #C3E1E3 |
| RGB | 195, 225, 227 |
| HSL | 184°, 36%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, -9.4, -4.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Spray (Valspar 5004-7A), published as #C3E1E3
#B0D7E1
#D7EBE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Spray (Valspar 5004-7A)?
- Tropical Spray has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Spray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Spray in another brand?
- Bathe Blue (SW 6771) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Spray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tropical Spray 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.