Cool Rain (Valspar 5005-10C)
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Cool Rain (Valspar 5005-10C) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Rain
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Rain 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 Cool Rain, 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 | Splashy | SW 6942 | 21 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | San Jose Blue | 741 | 28.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Island Dream | MQ4-20 | 26.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Riviera Paradise | 1233-7 | 26 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Cool Rain (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Rain
Darker than Cool Rain
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-10C |
| Hex | #099BA1 |
| RGB | 9, 155, 161 |
| HSL | 182°, 89%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.1, -30.9, -12.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Rain (Valspar 5005-10C), published as #099BA1
#00919F
#3FA5A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Rain (Valspar 5005-10C)?
- Cool Rain has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Rain is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Rain in another brand?
- Island Dream (Behr MQ4-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Rain warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Rain as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.8; 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.