Gentle Wave (Valspar 5007-7C)
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Gentle Wave (Valspar 5007-7C) is a medium, neutral blue from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Wave
Four Valspar colors picked for Gentle 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 Gentle 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 | Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 56 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lake Victoria | 668 | 57.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Jamaica Bay | 500D-4 | 53.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tropical Holiday | 1231-4 | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Gentle Wave (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Wave
Darker than Gentle Wave
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5007-7C |
| Hex | #93CBC7 |
| RGB | 147, 203, 199 |
| HSL | 176°, 35%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, -18.8, -3.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Wave (Valspar 5007-7C), published as #93CBC7
#7FC1C5
#A7D5C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Wave (Valspar 5007-7C)?
- Gentle Wave has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Wave is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Wave in another brand?
- Jamaica Bay (Behr 500D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Gentle Wave warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gentle Wave as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.8; 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.