Pacific Pleasure (Valspar 5009-10)
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Pacific Pleasure (Valspar 5009-10) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pacific Pleasure
Four Valspar colors picked for Pacific Pleasure 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 Pacific Pleasure, 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 | Georgian Bay | SW 6509 | 11 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Deep Ocean | 2058-30 | 14 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Glacier Lake | S-G-530 | 14 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Port Au Prince | 1238-7 | 12 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Pacific Pleasure (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Pacific Pleasure
Darker than Pacific Pleasure
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5009-10 |
| Hex | #146C8A |
| RGB | 20, 108, 138 |
| HSL | 195°, 75%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, -13.5, -23.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pacific Pleasure (Valspar 5009-10), published as #146C8A
#006388
#3B758A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pacific Pleasure (Valspar 5009-10)?
- Pacific Pleasure has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pacific Pleasure is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pacific Pleasure in another brand?
- Deep Ocean (BM 2058-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Pacific Pleasure warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pacific Pleasure as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.4; 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.