Sea Breath (Valspar 5006-7A)
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Sea Breath (Valspar 5006-7A) is a light, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Breath
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Breath 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 Breath, 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 | Open Air | SW 6491 | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Arctic Blue | 2050-60 | 70.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Icicle Mint | HDC-WR14-5 | 76.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Seaspray | 1233-2 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Breath (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Breath
Darker than Sea Breath
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-7A |
| Hex | #CBE6E5 |
| RGB | 203, 230, 229 |
| HSL | 178°, 35%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -9.0, -2.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Breath (Valspar 5006-7A), published as #CBE6E5
#B8DCE3
#DEF0E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Breath (Valspar 5006-7A)?
- Sea Breath has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Breath is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Breath in another brand?
- Icicle Mint (Behr HDC-WR14-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Breath warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Breath as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.5; 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.