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VALSPAR · 4004-5C

Valspar Lovebirds#87A8C2 · LRV 37.2

Lovebirds reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4004-5C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR LOVEBIRDS
RGB 135, 168, 194 LRV 37.2

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Lovebirds
SKU 4004-5C
Hex #87A8C2
RGB 135, 168, 194
HSL 206°, 33%, 65%
LRV 37.2
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Lovebirds

Lovebirds sits in the mid-range at LRV 37.2, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Lovebirds is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

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
John's Blue
SKU 0617 · #82A3C0 · LRV 35
ΔE 1.85 (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 blue from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
809
#81A5C0
Soft Jazz
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 37
802
#79A7C5
San Francisco Bay
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 38
830
#93A6BE
Harlequin Blue
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 38
CC-936
#93A6BE
Citadel
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 38
CSP-520
#8EA3C5
Pressed Violet
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 38

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1160-4
#8DA8BE
Kaleidoscope
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 37
1155-5
#8EA7B9
Dresden Dream
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 37
1157-4
#82ACC4
Arabella
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 38
1158-4
#78A7C3
Serene Sea
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 36
1166-4
#99AAC8
Easter Egg
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 40

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6528
#8EA9C2
Cosmos
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 38
SW 6521
#8BA7BB
Notable Hue
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 37
SW 9070
#83A2B4
Baby Blue Eyes
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 34
SW 6507
#85B0C4
Resolute Blue
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 40
SW 7608
#87AAB9
Adrift
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 37

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.95
All blue at Behr →
PPU14-08
#91A7BD
Paris
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 37
PPU14-8
#91A7BD
Paris
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 37
N540-4
#8DA3BA
Silhouette
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 35
PPU14-09
#90A9B9
Windsurf
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 38
PPU15-13
#92A6C5
Blue Hydrangea
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 37

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.65
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5878
#8FAACA
Bachelor Blue
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 39
DE5850
#73A4C6
Wandering River
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 34
DE5801
#87A1B1
Silver Skate
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 34
DE5899
#99A8C9
Sapphire Fog
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 39
DE5913
#979FBF
Midnight Blush
ΔE 10.29 · LRV 35

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.39
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 9.42 · LRV 34
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 13.01 · LRV 42
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 15.24 · LRV 38
JG-75
#97A399
Clean Slate
ΔE 16.32 · LRV 35

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.82
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 5.82 · LRV 46
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 31
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 32
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 13.48 · LRV 41
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 15.61 · LRV 36

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.36
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 9.92 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 12.27 · LRV 34
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 13.86 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.15
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8.9 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 16.79 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 22.3 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 23.38 · LRV 33

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V109-4
Porcelain Vase
LRV 37.7
4005-5C
Coventry Blue
LRV 36.3
T611
New Toile
LRV 36.3
V073-4
Violetta
LRV 35.8
4003-7C
Heartsong
LRV 37.3
V036-2
Paula Loves Paris
LRV 35.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #87A8C2 in HSL space. Pair Lovebirds with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#87A8C2 + #C2A187
TRIADIC
#87A8C2 · #C287A8 · #A8C287
ANALOGOUS
#87C2BF · #87A8C2 · #878AC2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.5:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.41:1 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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