Beach Sparkle (Valspar 5004-9C)
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Beach Sparkle (Valspar 5004-9C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beach Sparkle
Four Valspar colors picked for Beach Sparkle 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 Beach Sparkle, 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 | Cloudless | SW 6786 | 56 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Rhythm and Blues | 758 | 56.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sky Watch | HDC-MD-14 | 54.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fling Green | 1234-4 | 55 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Beach Sparkle (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach Sparkle
Darker than Beach Sparkle
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5004-9C |
| Hex | #8FD4DB |
| RGB | 143, 212, 219 |
| HSL | 186°, 51%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, -19.9, -10.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach Sparkle (Valspar 5004-9C), published as #8FD4DB
#79CAD9
#A5DEDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach Sparkle (Valspar 5004-9C)?
- Beach Sparkle has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach Sparkle is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Beach Sparkle in another brand?
- Sky Watch (Behr HDC-MD-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Beach Sparkle warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Beach Sparkle as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.3; 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.