Well Water (Valspar 5005-8A)
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Well Water (Valspar 5005-8A) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Well Water
Four Valspar colors picked for Well Water 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 Well Water, 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 | Nautilus | SW 6780 | 42 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Harbor Side Blue | 740 | 40.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tropical Tide | 520D-5 | 40 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | High Dive | 1236-5 | 41 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Well Water (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Well Water
Darker than Well Water
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-8A |
| Hex | #6EB7BE |
| RGB | 110, 183, 190 |
| HSL | 185°, 38%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, -20.9, -10.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Well Water (Valspar 5005-8A), published as #6EB7BE
#56ADBC
#85C1BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Well Water (Valspar 5005-8A)?
- Well Water has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Well Water is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Well Water in another brand?
- Tropical Tide (Behr 520D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Well Water warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Well Water as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.7; 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.