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VALSPAR · 8003-39B

Valspar Artiste#BDD0D0 · LRV 60

Artiste reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-39B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ARTISTE
RGB 189, 208, 208 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Artiste
SKU 8003-39B
Hex #BDD0D0
RGB 189, 208, 208
HSL 180°, 17%, 78%
LRV 60
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Artiste

At LRV 60, Artiste 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.

Artiste 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
Déjà Vu
SKU 0469 · #BED1CC · LRV 61
ΔE 2.42 (close)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1144-3
#BECFCD
Babbling Brook
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 60
1149-3
#C2D3D6
Scandinavian Sky
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 63
1151-3
#B4D0D9
Midsummer's Dream
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 60
1040-2
#C0CED6
Keepsakes
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 60
10-12
#C3D0D8
Cool Gray
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 62

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1640
#BDD1D4
Dusky Blue
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 61
687
#C1D2CE
Annapolis Green
ΔE 2 · LRV 61
1647
#BFD0D4
Silvery Blue
ΔE 2.33 · LRV
1633
#C3D0D2
Brittany Blue
ΔE 2.72 · LRV
HC-147
#C1D0CA
Woodlawn Blue
ΔE 3 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6218
#C2CFCF
Tradewind
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 61
SW 6225
#BCCBCE
Sleepy Blue
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 58
SW 6470
#BFD2C9
Waterscape
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 61
SW 6211
#C2CDC5
Rainwashed
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 59
SW 68
#C2CCC4
Copen Blue
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 59

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All gray at Behr →
750E-3
#B9D0D5
Skyline Steel
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 60
N510-2
#C2D2D6
Galactic Tint
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 62
N520-2
#C6D2D1
Silver Bullet
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 63
N530-3
#BDCCD1
High Speed Access
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 59
MQ3-58
#BFCBD1
Alice White
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 6 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 7.72 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.92 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 62
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 6.47 · LRV 58
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 61
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.75
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5716
#BFD1C9
Rolling Waves
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 61
DEC794
#CAD2D4
Salina Springs
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 63
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 57
DEC783
#C1D1C4
Opaline
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 61
DE5820
#C5D1DA
Polished Silver
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.34
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 59
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 9.52 · LRV 61
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 10.1 · LRV 63
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 11.67 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.92
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 7.92 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.1 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.3 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.34 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.91 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V102-2
Lakeside Find
LRV 61.6
P030
Adorbs
LRV 61.6
V105-2
Shhh…
LRV 61.5
M308
Lark Wing
LRV 60.8
T663
Happy-Go-Lucky
LRV 59.8
T634
Scottish Heath
LRV 60.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BDD0D0 in HSL space. Pair Artiste with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDD0D0 + #D0BDBD
TRIADIC
#BDD0D0 · #D0BDD0 · #D0D0BD
ANALOGOUS
#BDD0C7 · #BDD0D0 · #BDC7D0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.6:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.1:1 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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