Easy on the Eyes
8003-45A · #C6D9E6 · LRV 67 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Easy on the Eyes67
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Easy on the Eyes, Really?
Easy on the Eyes reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8003-45A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Easy on the Eyes
Easy on the Eyes 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 Easy on the Eyes
At LRV 67, Easy on the Eyes 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 Easy on the Eyes 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 8003-45A 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 | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celestial LightMQ3-24 · Behr | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bright and Early834 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue PearlPPG1157-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue PearlPPG1157-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Valley Mist339-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Easy on the Eyes 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 #C6D9E6 in HSL space. Pair Easy on the Eyes with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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