Cache Blue
V072-1 · #C3D7E6 · LRV 65.9 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Cache Blue65.9
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Cache Blue, Really?
Cache Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V072-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cache Blue
Cache 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Cache Blue
At LRV 65.9, Cache Blue 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 Cache Blue 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 V072-1 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 | BalmySW 6512 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celestial LightMQ3-24 · Behr | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Sky807 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Touch Of BluePPG1242-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Clear Summer Sky70BG 66/108 · Glidden | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Slighted Blue238-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cache Blue 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 #C3D7E6 in HSL space. Pair Cache Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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