Ice Rink Blue
4007-5A · #D7E2E4 · LRV 74.6 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Ice Rink Blue74.6
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Ice Rink Blue, Really?
Ice Rink Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4007-5A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ice Rink Blue
Ice Rink 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Ice Rink Blue
At LRV 74.6, Ice Rink Blue 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 Ice Rink Blue 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 4007-5A 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 | Silent RippleSW 9682 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Twilight Gray750E-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Polar Ice1660 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Subtle BluePPG1152-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | GlassinePPG1157-1 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Baby Powder429-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Ice Rink Blue 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 #D7E2E4 in HSL space. Pair Ice Rink Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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