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VALSPAR · 7004-10

Valspar Fragile Blue#D7D9DA · LRV 69.3

Fragile Blue reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 7004-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR FRAGILE BLUE
RGB 215, 217, 218 LRV 69.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Fragile Blue
SKU 7004-10
Hex #D7D9DA
RGB 215, 217, 218
HSL 200°, 4%, 85%
LRV 69.3
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Valspar Fragile Blue

At LRV 69.3, Fragile Blue 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.

Fragile Blue 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
Desired Dawn
SKU 1314 · #D8D7D9 · LRV 68
ΔE 1.8 (near-perfect)
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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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.23
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 70
DE6352
#D5D7D9
December Sky
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 68
DE6373
#DBDBDA
Porpoise
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 71
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 68
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 69

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-25
#D4D6D7
Gray Shimmer
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 67
N140-1
#DADADA
White City
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 70
HDC-CT-16
#D7DCDF
Billowing Clouds
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 71
780A-2
#DCDADA
Smoked Oyster
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 70
PPU12-13
#D3DBDB
Urban Mist
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 70

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.81
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1013-2
#D9DCDD
Spring Thaw
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 71
1001-3
#D9DCDB
Thin Ice
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 71
1012-3
#D2D9DB
Tinsel
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 68
1037-1
#D5DCDC
Sea Frost
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 70
1004-1
#DCD8D7
Go To Gray
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 69

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1611
#D8D9D8
Graytint
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 69
2124-50
#D6DBDC
Bunny Gray
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 69
2126-60
#D7DCDE
Gray Cloud
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 70
1422
#D6D8DF
Violet Sparkle
ΔE 3.12 · LRV
1458
#DCD9D5
Silver Bells
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6253
#D4D8D7
Olympus White
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 68
SW 6259
#DDDCDB
Spatial White
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 72
SW 6540
#D6D9DE
Starry Night
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 69
SW 7646
#DAD9D4
First Star
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 69
SW 6547
#DAD6DB
Silver Peony
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 69
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 71

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.15
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.14
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 69
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 73
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 5.93 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 70
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 74

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.93
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.74 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.32 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.47 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V115-1
Harp Strings
LRV 69.3
8006-11A
Rocky Mountain Mist
LRV 69
8006-10A
Aerodynamic
LRV 68
7004-4
Tsunami Sky
LRV 70.2
V117-1
Pond Frost
LRV 69
V171
Thundersnow
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D7D9DA in HSL space. Pair Fragile Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D7D9DA + #DAD8D7
TRIADIC
#D7D9DA · #DAD7D9 · #D9DAD7
ANALOGOUS
#D7DADA · #D7D9DA · #D7D8DA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.42:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.83:1 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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