Valspar Cool Vapor#DADCD8 · LRV 70.9
Cool Vapor reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V173 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Cool Vapor |
| SKU | V173 |
| Hex | #DADCD8 |
| RGB | 218, 220, 216 |
| HSL | 90°, 5%, 85% |
| LRV | 70.9 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Valspar 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.
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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe 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.
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.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.