City of Lights
V110-2 · #CBD8E3 · LRV 67.3 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3City of Lights67.3
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is City of Lights, Really?
City of Lights reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V110-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for City of Lights
City of Lights 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 City of Lights
At LRV 67.3, City of Lights 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 City of Lights 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 V110-2 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 | 0.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue ReflectionICC-35 · Behr | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beacon Gray2128-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bit Of HeavenPPG1156-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bit Of HeavenPPG1156-2 · Glidden | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dreamy Blue338-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to City of Lights 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 #CBD8E3 in HSL space. Pair City of Lights with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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