Blue Romance
V073-1 · #CBD8E8 · LRV 67.9 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Blue Romance67.9
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Blue Romance, Really?
Blue Romance reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V073-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Romance
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Blue Romance 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 V073-1 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 | IcelandicSW 6526 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Angelic BlueM540-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Celestia Blue1429 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue SilkPPG1244-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Everclear Blue01BB 69/098 · Glidden | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Valley Mist339-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The 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.
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 #CBD8E8 in HSL space. Pair Blue Romance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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