Fountain Mist (Valspar 5005-9B)
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Fountain Mist (Valspar 5005-9B) is a light, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fountain Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Fountain Mist 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 Fountain Mist, 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 | Swimming | SW 6764 | 73 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Icy Moon Drops | 2056-70 | 79.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Fountain Spout | 520C-2 | 78.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Seaspray | 1233-2 | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Fountain Mist (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Fountain Mist
Darker than Fountain Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-9B |
| Hex | #CCEAEA |
| RGB | 204, 234, 234 |
| HSL | 180°, 42%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, -9.8, -3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fountain Mist (Valspar 5005-9B), published as #CCEAEA
#B9E0E8
#E0F4EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fountain Mist (Valspar 5005-9B)?
- Fountain Mist has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fountain Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fountain Mist in another brand?
- Fountain Spout (Behr 520C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fountain Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fountain Mist as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.3; 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.