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.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

5001-4A

Café Blue in Real Homes (4 Photos)

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Café Blue in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Café Blue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Café Blue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

173°

Cyan Family

Lightness

56%

Medium

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

29.1

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

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

Café Blue Portsmouth Adrift at Sea Dark Pewter

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

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Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Café Blue Pewter Mug Ashen Violet Ballet Rose

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Café Blue Cold Steel Zinc Blue Gray Heather

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