Sea Wave (Valspar 5006-9C)
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Sea Wave (Valspar 5006-9C) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Wave
Four Valspar colors picked for Sea Wave 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 Wave, 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 | Tantalizing Teal | SW 6937 | 61 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Caribbean Cool | 661 | 57.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Rainwater | P450-3 | 59.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Isle Royale | 1232-4 | 58 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sea Wave (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Wave
Darker than Sea Wave
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-9C |
| Hex | #8CD9D4 |
| RGB | 140, 217, 212 |
| HSL | 176°, 50%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -24.8, -5.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Wave (Valspar 5006-9C), published as #8CD9D4
#76CFD2
#A2E3D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Wave (Valspar 5006-9C)?
- Sea Wave has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Wave is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Wave in another brand?
- Caribbean Cool (BM 661) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sea Wave warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sea Wave as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.1; 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.