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Valspar Blue Nuthatch#7F9CA8 · LRV 31.1

Blue Nuthatch reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V106-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR BLUE NUTHATCH
RGB 127, 156, 168 LRV 31.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Blue Nuthatch
SKU V106-4
Hex #7F9CA8
RGB 127, 156, 168
HSL 198°, 19%, 58%
LRV 31.1
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Blue Nuthatch

Blue Nuthatch sits in the mid-range at LRV 31.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Blue Nuthatch is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Breath-Taking View
SKU 0632 · #809BAC · LRV 31
ΔE 2.67 (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 0.78
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1154-5
#819DAA
Serene Stream
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 32
1152-4
#7F9DAF
Americana
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 32
10-11
#8398A4
Seastone
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 30
1035-4
#89A0A6
Symphony Of Blue
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 33
1040-5
#8D9CA7
Lost At Sea
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 32

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1670
#7F9DAC
Labrador Blue
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 33
CSP-650
#83A0AD
Cable Knit Sweater
ΔE 1.37 · LRV
1643
#84A0AB
Franklin Lakes
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 34
2135-40
#829BA1
Province Blue
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 32
HC-148
#82A0A6
Jamestown Blue
ΔE 3.23 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5794
#80A1B0
Lake Winnipeg
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 33
DE5822
#8599A8
Silver Storm
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 31
DE5815
#7B9CB3
Frozen Lake
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 31
DE6333
#8A99A4
Hamilton Blue
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 31
DE5871
#819AB1
Downpour
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 31

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 29
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 32
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 8.98 · LRV 31
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 26
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 27

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-27
#8399A2
Rainy Season
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 30
UL230-17
#7A9DB0
Blue Cascade
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 31
PPU13-07
#709CA5
Voyage
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 30
PPU13-7
#709CA5
Voyage
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 30
740F-4
#779FA2
Dark Storm Cloud
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 31

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.18
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 12.09 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 12.35 · LRV 28

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.97
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9135
#80969D
Whirlpool
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 29
SW 7603
#8095A0
Poolhouse
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 29
SW 7611
#7C9AA0
Tranquil Aqua
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 30
SW 9151
#899CAA
Daphne
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 32
SW 9071
#7B99B0
Dyer's Woad
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 30

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.79
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 34
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 30
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 31
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 31

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.25
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 27
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 13.17 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 17.32 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 19.17 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 20.28 · LRV 33

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

4007-6A
Nostalgia
LRV 30.7
T622
Cats and Dogs
LRV 30.9
8004-39D
Impressionist
LRV 32
V108-4
Lake Okoboji
LRV 31.7
V105-4
Brocade Blue
LRV 32
4005-3C
Blissful Blue
LRV 30.2

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7F9CA8 in HSL space. Pair Blue Nuthatch with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7F9CA8 + #A88B7F
TRIADIC
#7F9CA8 · #A87F9C · #9CA87F
ANALOGOUS
#7FA89F · #7F9CA8 · #7F88A8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.22:1 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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