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VALSPAR · 8004-38B

Valspar Annabelle#B4C5CB · LRV 54

Annabelle reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8004-38B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ANNABELLE
RGB 180, 197, 203 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Annabelle
SKU 8004-38B
Hex #B4C5CB
RGB 180, 197, 203
HSL 196°, 18%, 75%
LRV 54
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Annabelle

At LRV 54, Annabelle 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.

Annabelle 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Star Mist
SKU 0630 · #B3C6CE · LRV 54
ΔE 0.98 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9145
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 56
SW 6513
#B3C9D3
Take Five
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 56
SW 9055
#AFC7CD
Billowy Breeze
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 54
SW 9137
#B6C3C4
Niebla Azul
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 53
SW 6520
#B2C7D3
Honest Blue
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 55

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All gray at Behr →
N510-3
#ADC2C9
Stargazer
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 52
MQ5-50
#AEC4D0
Opal Waters
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 53
HDC-CT-16A
#B4C8D4
English Hollyhock
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 56
PPU12-10
#BCC6C7
Misty Morn
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 55
HDC-SM14-8
#AFC9CF
Floating Blue
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.03
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.91 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 51
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 52
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 49
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 8.41 · LRV 59
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 10.34 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1641
#B1C7CB
Blue Porcelain
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 55
1668
#B0C9D0
Blue Stream
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 56
HC-150
#B5C8C9
Yarmouth Blue
ΔE 2.9 · LRV
2123-40
#B3C8C8
Gossamer Blue
ΔE 3.75 · LRV
AF-575
#BAC5D0
Instinct
ΔE 4.05 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.9
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1034-4
#B5C8C9
Misty Surf
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 55
1154-4
#ADC6D3
Twinkle
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 54
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 51
1041-4
#BCC5CF
Blue Dolphin
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 55
1163-3
#B6C3D1
Pageant Song
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 54
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 52
DE6360
#C0C3C4
Foil
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 54
DE5744
#AECAC8
Seaport
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 56
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 7.27 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.6 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.55 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Annabelle within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

4008-3B
Lighthouse Shadows
LRV 54.6
8004-37C
Windblown Blue
LRV 54
T672
Winter Wonderland
LRV 53.1
M316
Bleu Clair
LRV 52.8
8004-42B
Blue Luna
LRV 53
P103
Dover Surf
LRV 53.1

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B4C5CB in HSL space. Pair Annabelle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B4C5CB + #CBBAB4
TRIADIC
#B4C5CB · #CBB4C5 · #C5CBB4
ANALOGOUS
#B4CBC6 · #B4C5CB · #B4BACB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.79:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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