Elliott Bay
P035 · #BBC3C8 · LRV 53.9 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Elliott Bay53.9
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Elliott Bay, Really?
Elliott Bay reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar P035 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay 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 Elliott Bay
At LRV 53.9, Elliott Bay 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 Elliott Bay 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 P035 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 | Lazy GraySW 6254 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | IciclesN490-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Timber Wolf2126-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TrainPPG0993-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | TrainPPG0993-2 · Glidden | 1.8 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mountain342-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Elliott Bay 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 #BBC3C8 in HSL space. Pair Elliott Bay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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