Lament Blue
5001-5A · #C7DADD · LRV 67.4 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Lament Blue67.4
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Lament Blue, Really?
Lament Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5001-5A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lament Blue
Lament Blue is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Lament Blue
At LRV 67.4, Lament Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Lament Blue are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 5001-5A directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Little Boy BluSW 9054 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Rain DanceS480-1 · Behr | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Windy Sky1639 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cosmic RaysPPG1148-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cosmic RaysPPG1148-3 · Glidden | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Salty Air335-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.4 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Lament Blue within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7DADD in HSL space. Pair Lament Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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