Sea Kiss (Valspar 5005-9C)
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Sea Kiss (Valspar 5005-9C) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Kiss
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Kiss 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 Kiss, 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 | Spa | SW 6765 | 64 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sonoma Skies | 737 | 62 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Beachside Drive | M460-2 | 64.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seascape Green | 1233-4 | 71 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Kiss (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Kiss
Darker than Sea Kiss
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-9C |
| Hex | #A7DCDD |
| RGB | 167, 220, 221 |
| HSL | 181°, 44%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -16.7, -6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Kiss (Valspar 5005-9C), published as #A7DCDD
#93D2DB
#BCE6DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Kiss (Valspar 5005-9C)?
- Sea Kiss has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Kiss is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Kiss in another brand?
- Spa (SW 6765) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Kiss warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Kiss as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.0; 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.