Dena's Delight
8001-44C · #9EC3E2 · LRV 52 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Dena's Delight52
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Dena's Delight, Really?
Dena's Delight reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8001-44C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dena's Delight
Dena's Delight 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Dena's Delight
At LRV 52, Dena's Delight 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 Dena's Delight 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 8001-44C 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 | Porch CeilingSW 9063 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Charismatic SkyM520-3 · Behr | 1.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Blue815 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet DreamsPPG1241-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue Collar09BB 51/218 · Glidden | 2.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Water Drop238-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Dena's Delight 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 #9EC3E2 in HSL space. Pair Dena's Delight with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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