Gone Fishing (Valspar 5004-8A)
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Gone Fishing (Valspar 5004-8A) 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 Gone Fishing
Four Valspar colors picked for Gone Fishing 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 Gone Fishing, 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 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spa Day | CSP-635 | 33.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Turquoise | BIC-53 | 30.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Calypso | 1235-5 | 33 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Gone Fishing (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Gone Fishing
Darker than Gone Fishing
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-8A |
| Hex | #5DA1AC |
| RGB | 93, 161, 172 |
| HSL | 188°, 32%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.3, -18.6, -12.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gone Fishing (Valspar 5004-8A), published as #5DA1AC
#4497AA
#74ABAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gone Fishing (Valspar 5004-8A)?
- Gone Fishing has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gone Fishing is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gone Fishing in another brand?
- Turquoise (Behr BIC-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gone Fishing warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gone Fishing as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.4; 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.