Shaded Lake (Valspar 5011-9)
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Shaded Lake (Valspar 5011-9) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shaded Lake
Three Valspar colors picked for Shaded Lake 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 Shaded Lake, 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 | Connor's Lakefront | SW 9060 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bermuda Turquoise | 728 | 10.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Deep Blue Sea | 540D-7 | 9.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jamaican Dream | 1151-7 | 10 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Shaded Lake (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Shaded Lake
Darker than Shaded Lake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5011-9 |
| Hex | #285F6F |
| RGB | 40, 95, 111 |
| HSL | 194°, 47%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.5, -12.8, -14.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shaded Lake (Valspar 5011-9), published as #285F6F
#00566D
#41686F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shaded Lake (Valspar 5011-9)?
- Shaded Lake has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shaded Lake is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Shaded Lake in another brand?
- Bermuda Turquoise (BM 728) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Shaded Lake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Shaded Lake as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.5; 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.