Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Buoyant Blue |
| SKU | M337 |
| Hex | #C5D9DD |
| RGB | 197, 217, 221 |
| HSL | 190°, 26%, 82% |
| LRV | 66.5 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Valspar Buoyant Blue
At LRV 66.5, Buoyant Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Buoyant Blue 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.
Closest matches by brand
14 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 gray 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
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Buoyant Blue 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 #C5D9DD in HSL space. Pair Buoyant Blue 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 Buoyant Blue Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Buoyant Blue 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 M337 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Balmy (SW 6512), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Balmy swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At Behr, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Sky Light View (MQ3-53) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sky Light View swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Windy Sky (1639), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.71). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Windy Sky swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Cosmic Rays (PPG1148-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.97). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Cosmic Rays swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At Glidden, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Cosmic Rays (PPG1148-3) — very close at ΔE 2.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cosmic Rays swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Blue Allure (336-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Blue Allure swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Caught in the Rain (HGSW 2347), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Caught in the Rain swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Falling Tears (DE5792), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Falling Tears swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Buoyant Blue. The nearest is Borrowed Light (NO. 235) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66.5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Borrowed Light swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Monet Magic (0665) — very close at ΔE 2.59, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Monet Magic swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Monet Magic (0665) — very close at ΔE 3.48, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Monet Magic swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Whitewater (C2-737) — very close at ΔE 2.89, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Whitewater swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
Clare's nearest match is Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.57). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Buoyant Blue without repainting risk. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Buoyant Blue
At Kompozit, the closest color to Buoyant Blue is Monet Magic (0665) — very close at ΔE 3.48, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 66.5) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Monet Magic swatch →