Bay Mist (Valspar 5006-7C)
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Bay Mist (Valspar 5006-7C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bay Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Bay 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 Bay 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 | Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spectra Blue | 2049-50 | 55.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Big Surf | M460-3 | 56.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fling Green | 1234-4 | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Bay Mist (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Bay Mist
Darker than Bay Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-7C |
| Hex | #94CDCE |
| RGB | 148, 205, 206 |
| HSL | 181°, 37%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, -18.0, -6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bay Mist (Valspar 5006-7C), published as #94CDCE
#7FC3CC
#A9D7CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bay Mist (Valspar 5006-7C)?
- Bay Mist has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bay Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bay Mist in another brand?
- Big Surf (Behr M460-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bay Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bay Mist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.4; 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.