Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Blue Romance |
| SKU | V073-1 |
| Hex | #CBD8E8 |
| RGB | 203, 216, 232 |
| HSL | 213°, 39%, 85% |
| LRV | 67.9 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Valspar Blue Romance
At LRV 67.9, Blue Romance 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.
Blue Romance 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.
Closest matches by brand
13 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Blue Romance within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CBD8E8 in HSL space. Pair Blue Romance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Blue Romance Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Blue Romance from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar V073-1 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Blue Romance is Icelandic (SW 6526) — very close at ΔE 3.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Icelandic swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Behr, the closest color to Blue Romance is Celestial Light (MQ3-24) — very close at ΔE 2.33, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Celestial Light swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Blue Romance is Celestia Blue (1429) — very close at ΔE 3.31, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 66 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Celestia Blue swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Romance
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Blue Silk (PPG1244-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Romance without repainting risk. See the full Blue Silk swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Blue Romance
Glidden's nearest match is Everclear Blue (01BB 69/098), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Romance without repainting risk. See the full Everclear Blue swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Blue Romance is Valley Mist (339-1DB) — very close at ΔE 3.3, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Valley Mist swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Romance
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Blue Romance is Icebreaker (HGSW 1387) — very close at ΔE 3.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Icebreaker swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Romance
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Blue Romance. The nearest is Chill in the Air (DE5911) at ΔE 4.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 67.9). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Chill in the Air swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Blue Romance is Simple Serenity (0614) — very close at ΔE 2.59, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Simple Serenity swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Blue Romance is Simple Serenity (0614) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Simple Serenity swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Romance
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blue Romance is Bluetonium (C2-753) — very close at ΔE 2.7, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bluetonium swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Romance
At Kompozit, the closest color to Blue Romance is Simple Serenity (0614) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 67.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Simple Serenity swatch →