Valspar Out of the Blue 5004-9B

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Code:5004-9B
Name:Out of the Blue
Brand:Valspar

What color is Valspar Out of the Blue?

Let's dive into a full Out of the Blue paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 5004-9B. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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LRV of Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue has an LRV of 69.4% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 69.4%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.

FormatCode
HEX#b9e0e5
RGB Decimal185, 224, 229
RGB Percent72.55%, 87.84%, 89.80%
HSVHue: 187° Saturation: 19.21% Value: 89.8%
HSLhsl(187, 46, 81)
CMYKCyan: 19.21 Magenta: 2.18 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.2
YIQY: 212.909 I: -24.847 Q: -6.694
XYZX: 60.801 Y: 69.281 Z: 84.277
CIE LabL:86.643 a:-11.608 b:-6.66
CIE LuvL:86.643 u:-20.35 v:-8.374
Decimal12181733
Hunter Lab83.235, -15.272, -1.767

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