Valspar

Lament Blue

5001-5A

Lament Blue is a pale airy blue with a faint gray-green note. It feels airy, but not blank. Bedrooms, baths, laundry rooms, and ceilings are good uses when a white room needs a cooler lift.

Warm bulbs soften the blue. North light may turn it thin. Clean white trim gives it a bright edge. Pale wood keeps it from looking too chilly.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

5001-5A

Lament 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 Lament Blue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Lament Blue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

188°

Cyan Family

Lightness

82%

Light

Saturation

24%

Muted

LRV

67.4

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

#c7dadd

RGB Decimal

199, 218, 221

RGB Percent

78.0%, 85.5%, 86.7%

HSL

188.2, 24.4%, 82.4%

HSV

188.2, 10.0%, 86.7%

CMYK

10.0%, 1.4%, 0.0%, 13.3%

YIQ

212.7, -12.3, -3.1

XYZ

61.68, 67.51, 78.19

CIE Lab

85.76, -5.74, -3.65

CIE Luv

85.76, -10.42, -4.61

Hunter Lab

82.16, -5.57, -3.67

Decimal

13097693

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Lament Blue Spring Storm Bracken Blue Baltic Sea

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Lament Blue Polar Ice Breathless Summer Shower

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Lament Blue Peony Blush Versailles Rose Innocent Pink

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Lament Blue Dancing Mist Fescue Spring Iris

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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