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VALSPAR · M354

Valspar Cool Sea Air#C1C5B9 · LRV 54.8

Cool Sea Air reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M354 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR COOL SEA AIR
RGB 193, 197, 185 LRV 54.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Cool Sea Air
SKU M354
Hex #C1C5B9
RGB 193, 197, 185
HSL 80°, 9%, 75%
LRV 54.8
Undertone green / cool
Family Neutral

About Valspar Cool Sea Air

At LRV 54.8, Cool Sea Air 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.

Cool Sea Air 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Rippled Rock
SKU 0580 · #C4C5BC · LRV 55
ΔE 2.11 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1033-3
#C3C7BD
Silent Storm
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 56
1128-4
#BEC4B7
Balsam
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 54
10-30
#BCC8BA
Niagara Mist
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 56
1030-2
#C3C7B2
Pale Pine
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 56
10-08
#BFC8C3
Gale Force
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 56

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1570
#BFC6BB
Gray Wisp
ΔE 1.34 · LRV
CC-670
#BFC6BB
Gray Wisp
ΔE 1.34 · LRV
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 53
CSP-770
#C2C8B8
Sagebrush
ΔE 2.02 · LRV
465
#BBC6B7
Antique Jade
ΔE 3.31 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All neutral at Behr →
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 53
PPU11-11
#BDC4B6
Summer Green
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 54
710E-3
#BEC3BC
Rhino
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 54
N320-3
#C2C9B9
Tanglewood
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 57
N230-3
#C8C1B6
Armadillo
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 53
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 59
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 52
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 55
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6205
#BEC3BB
Comfort Gray
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 54
SW 7649
#C2C0BA
Silverplate
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 53
SW 55
#C2C0BB
Light French Gray
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 53
SW 7641
#C6C0B6
Colonnade Gray
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 53
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 58
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 54
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 54
DEC782
#B9C3B3
Belize Green
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 53
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 53
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 53
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.63
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 10.54 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 14.55 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.9 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Cool Sea Air within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

M252
Rocky Cliff
LRV 54.6
8004-32C
Irish Moor
LRV 55
5004-3B
Garden Flower
LRV 55.7
V145-2
Zen Pebble
LRV 55.1
T637
Dusty Green
LRV 53.9
M332
Opalescence
LRV 54.1

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C1C5B9 in HSL space. Pair Cool Sea Air with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C1C5B9 + #BDB9C5
TRIADIC
#C1C5B9 · #B9C1C5 · #C5B9C1
ANALOGOUS
#C5C3B9 · #C1C5B9 · #BBC5B9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.76:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.95:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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