Sea Exposure (Valspar 5005-8B)
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Sea Exposure (Valspar 5005-8B) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Exposure
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Exposure 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 Sea Exposure, 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 | Blue Lake | 2053-40 | 30.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Turquoise | BIC-53 | 30.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Acapulco Cliffs | 1150-5 | 28 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Exposure (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Exposure
Darker than Sea Exposure
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-8B |
| Hex | #529EA9 |
| RGB | 82, 158, 169 |
| HSL | 188°, 35%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.9, -20.4, -13.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Exposure (Valspar 5005-8B), published as #529EA9
#3594A7
#6AA8A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Exposure (Valspar 5005-8B)?
- Sea Exposure has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Exposure is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Exposure in another brand?
- Blue Lake (BM 2053-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sea Exposure warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Exposure as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.0; 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.