Sea Seeker (Valspar 5004-7C)
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Sea Seeker (Valspar 5004-7C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Seeker
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Seeker 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 Sea Seeker, 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 | Gentle Aquamarine | SW 9046 | 54 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tranquil Blue | 2051-50 | 48.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Velvet Morning | 520E-3 | 50.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Blue Mist | FLLW892 | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Seeker (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Seeker
Darker than Sea Seeker
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-7C |
| Hex | #93C5C9 |
| RGB | 147, 197, 201 |
| HSL | 184°, 33%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, -15.3, -7.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Seeker (Valspar 5004-7C), published as #93C5C9
#7FBBC7
#A7CFC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Seeker (Valspar 5004-7C)?
- Sea Seeker has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Seeker is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Seeker in another brand?
- Tranquil Blue (BM 2051-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sea Seeker warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Seeker as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.3; 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.