Valspar

Café Blue

5001-4A

Cafe Blue by Valspar is a muted blue-green with cool gray undertones, registering an LRV of 29.07. This places it in the lower-middle range of light reflectance, giving it noticeable depth on walls without reading as dark. The hue blends blue and green in roughly equal measure, with gray tempering the saturation and producing a subdued, weathered quality.

It is suited for bedrooms, bathrooms, or accent walls where a cooler mid-tone is appropriate. Cafe Blue works within Valspar palettes alongside Bistro White for trim contrast, and coordinates with Coastal Villa, Oatbran, and Woodlawn Colonial Gray.

Brand

Valspar

Code

5001-4A

Café Blue in Real Homes (4 Photos)

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Café Blue in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Café Blue under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Café Blue under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

173°

Cyan Family

Lightness

56%

Medium

Saturation

8%

Very Muted

LRV

29.1
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#859694
RGB Decimal
133, 150, 148
RGB Percent
52.2%, 58.8%, 58.0%
HSL
172.9, 7.5%, 55.5%
HSV
172.9, 11.3%, 58.8%
CMYK
11.3%, 0.0%, 1.3%, 41.2%
YIQ
144.7, -9.5, -4.2
XYZ
25.92, 28.94, 32.24
CIE Lab
60.73, -6.46, -1.01
CIE Luv
60.73, -9.13, -0.40
Hunter Lab
53.79, -5.41, -0.87
Decimal
8754836

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel