Sea Air (Valspar 5006-9A)
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Sea Air (Valspar 5006-9A) 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 Sea Air
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Air 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 Air, 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 | Barely Teal | 2048-70 | 81.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Tahitian Sky | M460-1 | 76.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Swan Lake | 1231-2 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Air (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Air
Darker than Sea Air
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-9A |
| Hex | #CAEBE8 |
| RGB | 202, 235, 232 |
| HSL | 175°, 45%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, -11.3, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Air (Valspar 5006-9A), published as #CAEBE8
#B7E1E6
#DEF5E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Air (Valspar 5006-9A)?
- Sea Air has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Air is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Air in another brand?
- Tahitian Sky (Behr M460-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Air warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Air as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.