Crystal Sea (Valspar 5004-7B)
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Crystal Sea (Valspar 5004-7B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crystal Sea
Four Valspar colors picked for Crystal 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 Crystal 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 | Cay | SW 6772 | 58 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Indigo | 744 | 57 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Midwinter Mist | M470-3 | 60.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Idyllic Isle | 1235-4 | 52 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Crystal Sea (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Crystal Sea
Darker than Crystal Sea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-7B |
| Hex | #A1CED5 |
| RGB | 161, 206, 213 |
| HSL | 188°, 38%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, -13.1, -8.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crystal Sea (Valspar 5004-7B), published as #A1CED5
#8DC4D3
#B5D8D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crystal Sea (Valspar 5004-7B)?
- Crystal Sea has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crystal Sea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crystal Sea in another brand?
- Indigo (BM 744) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crystal Sea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Crystal Sea as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.3; 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.