Icy Blue (Valspar 5004-9A)
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Icy Blue (Valspar 5004-9A) is a very light, neutral green from Valspar: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icy Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Icy Blue 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 Icy Blue, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Icing on the Cake | 2049-70 | 81.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Pura | 500C-2 | 85 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seaspray | 1233-2 | 79 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Icy Blue (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy Blue
Darker than Icy Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-9A |
| Hex | #DAF2EF |
| RGB | 218, 242, 239 |
| HSL | 173°, 48%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -8.4, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy Blue (Valspar 5004-9A), published as #DAF2EF
#C7E8ED
#EDFDEF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy Blue (Valspar 5004-9A)?
- Icy Blue has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy Blue is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Icy Blue in another brand?
- Aqua Pura (Behr 500C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Icy Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Icy Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.