Blue Luna
8004-42B · #B2C3CD · LRV 53 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Blue Luna53
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Blue Luna, Really?
Blue Luna reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-42B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Luna
Blue Luna 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 Blue Luna
At LRV 53, Blue Luna is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Blue Luna 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 8004-42B 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 | Billowy BreezeSW 9055 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Boot CutS510-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Chinchilla2135-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TwinklePPG1154-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pageant SongPPG1163-3 · Glidden | 2.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Flurried Blue432-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Luna 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 #B2C3CD in HSL space. Pair Blue Luna with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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