Vintage Teal (Valspar 5010-9)
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Vintage Teal (Valspar 5010-9) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Teal
Three Valspar colors picked for Vintage Teal 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 Vintage Teal, 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 | Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Venezuelan Sea | 2054-30 | 14.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Teal Motif | MQ6-35 | 12.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Holiday | 13-28 | 12 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Vintage Teal (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Teal
Darker than Vintage Teal
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-9 |
| Hex | #0D6B74 |
| RGB | 13, 107, 116 |
| HSL | 185°, 80%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.0, -21.4, -12.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Teal (Valspar 5010-9), published as #0D6B74
#006272
#347474
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Teal (Valspar 5010-9)?
- Vintage Teal has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Teal in another brand?
- Venezuelan Sea (BM 2054-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vintage Teal warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Vintage Teal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.2; 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.