Pitch Cobalt (Valspar 5010-2)
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Pitch Cobalt (Valspar 5010-2) is a very deep, cool gray from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pitch Cobalt
Three Valspar colors picked for Pitch Cobalt by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Pitch Cobalt, 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 | Sea Serpent | SW 7615 | 7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Note | 2129-30 | 9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Evening Storm | PPF-48 | 7.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soothing Sapphire | 10-09 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Pitch Cobalt (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Pitch Cobalt
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-2 |
| Hex | #434D56 |
| RGB | 67, 77, 86 |
| HSL | 208°, 12%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.2, -1.7, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pitch Cobalt (Valspar 5010-2), published as #434D56
#324554
#535656
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pitch Cobalt (Valspar 5010-2)?
- Pitch Cobalt has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pitch Cobalt is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pitch Cobalt in another brand?
- Blue Note (BM 2129-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pitch Cobalt warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pitch Cobalt as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; 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.