Blue Mist
4006-9A · #CCE3F0 · LRV 74.2 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honolulu Blue62
- 2After Rain68
- 3Blue Mist74.2
- 4Icy Bay83
What Color Is Blue Mist, Really?
Blue Mist reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4006-9A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Mist
Blue Mist 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Blue Mist
At LRV 74.2, Blue Mist 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 Mist 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 4006-9A 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 | Aviary BlueSW 6778 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soaring SkyS530-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Blue792 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Niagara FallsPPG1240-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Niagara FallsPPG1240-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lake Breeze138-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Mist 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 #CCE3F0 in HSL space. Pair Blue Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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