High Altitude
V029-1 · #B0E1E0 · LRV 68.3 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wythe Blue48
- 2Ocean Boulevard53
- 3High Altitude68.3
- 4Bubble77
- 5Frosty Mint83
What Color Is High Altitude, Really?
High Altitude reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V029-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for High Altitude
High Altitude 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes High Altitude
At LRV 68.3, High Altitude 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.
Most complaints about High Altitude 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 V029-1 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 | Pool BlueSW 6944 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sonata530E-3 · Behr | 2.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | San Clemente Teal730 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent RipplePPG1232-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Island Shores88GG 68/184 · Glidden | 1.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Turquoise Powder132-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to High Altitude 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 #B0E1E0 in HSL space. Pair High Altitude with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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