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VALSPAR · 8004-39B

Valspar Elevation#C5D8DE · LRV 66

Elevation reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8004-39B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ELEVATION
RGB 197, 216, 222 LRV 66

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Elevation
SKU 8004-39B
Hex #C5D8DE
RGB 197, 216, 222
HSL 194°, 27%, 82%
LRV 66
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Elevation

At LRV 66, Elevation is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.

Elevation 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.

KOMPOZIT
Simple Serenity
SKU 0614 · #C8D9E5 · LRV 68
ΔE 3.22 (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 gray from that brand.

SW 6512
#C5D8DE
Balmy
ΔE 0 · LRV 66
SW 9054
#C7D8DB
Little Boy Blu
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 66
SW 9144
#C9D9E0
Moonmist
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 67
SW 6505
#C2DAE0
Atmospheric
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 67
SW 6526
#CBD8E1
Icelandic
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 67

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1661
#C3D7DD
Heaven on Earth
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 66
834
#C3D8E1
Bright and Early
ΔE 1.31 · LRV
1639
#C8D8D9
Windy Sky
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 66
807
#C1D7E4
Soft Sky
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 66
2128-60
#CDD7DE
Beacon Gray
ΔE 3.73 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5792
#C2D7DF
Falling Tears
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 65
DE5771
#CADCDE
Shark
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 69
DE5799
#C7D7E0
Snow Lodge
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 66
DE6338
#CCD3D8
Shiny Nickel
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 64
DE6324
#CFD5D7
Veiled Spotlight
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 66

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-53
#C8D7DD
Sky Light View
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 66
PPU13-16
#CAD7D9
Offshore Mist
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 66
MQ3-57
#CDD7DE
Siberian Ice
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 67
PPU14-17
#CBD4DB
Polar Drift
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 65
MQ3-60
#CAD4DF
Blue Gossamer
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 65

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.8
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1157-2
#C5D9E3
Blue Pearl
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 67
1158-2
#C3D9E4
Magic Wand
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 67
1035-2
#C6D6D7
Sky Diving
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 65
1156-2
#CAD7DE
Bit Of Heaven
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 66
1148-3
#CADADA
Cosmic Rays
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 68

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 6.85 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.14 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 8.36 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.26
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 62
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 69
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 8.93 · LRV 71
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 9.87 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.41
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 69
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 63
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 10.52 · LRV 67
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 12.21 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.29
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.56 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 15.64 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.22 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.3 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

M337
Buoyant Blue
LRV 66.5
4005-5A
Blue Raindrop
LRV 65.8
V107-1
Soft Blue
LRV 66.8
8003-42B
Windchill
LRV 68
5001-5A
Lament Blue
LRV 67.4
V106-1
Skinny Dippin'
LRV 67.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C5D8DE in HSL space. Pair Elevation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C5D8DE + #DECBC5
TRIADIC
#C5D8DE · #DEC5D8 · #D8DEC5
ANALOGOUS
#C5DED7 · #C5D8DE · #C5CBDE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.47:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.25:1 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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