Cape Cod
8002-44A · #CEE4ED · LRV 74 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Cape Cod74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Cape Cod, Really?
Cape Cod reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8002-44A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cape Cod
Cape Cod 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Cape Cod
At LRV 74, Cape Cod 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.
Most complaints about Cape Cod 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 8002-44A 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 | IcebergSW 6798 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soft CloudM520-1A · Behr | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Blue792 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Diamond BluePPG1237-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Diamond BluePPG1237-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lake Breeze138-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cape Cod 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 #CEE4ED in HSL space. Pair Cape Cod with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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