Cool Vapor
V173 · #DADCD8 · LRV 70.9 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cool Vapor, Really?
Cool Vapor reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V173 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Vapor
Cool Vapor 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 Cool Vapor
At LRV 70.9, Cool Vapor is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cool Vapor 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 V173 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 | Fleur de SelSW 7666 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Evening WhiteN460-1 · Behr | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice FogCSP-575 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Thin IcePPG1001-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Thin IcePPG1001-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Baltic Gray437-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Vapor 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 #DADCD8 in HSL space. Pair Cool Vapor with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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