Chilean Sea Bass
8004-30C · #CDD0C7 · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Chilean Sea Bass, Really?
Chilean Sea Bass reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-30C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chilean Sea Bass
Chilean Sea Bass 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.
How Lighting Changes Chilean Sea Bass
At LRV 62, Chilean Sea Bass is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Chilean Sea Bass 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 8004-30C 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 | LatticeSW 7654 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | PavestoneBXC-59 · Behr | 2.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor Trails1556 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bay Of FundyPPG10-07 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bay Of FundyPPG10-07 · Glidden | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | White Rapids425-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Chilean Sea Bass 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 #CDD0C7 in HSL space. Pair Chilean Sea Bass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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