Mount Nirvana
8004-45B · #C6CCD6 · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Mount Nirvana60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Mount Nirvana, Really?
Mount Nirvana reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-45B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mount Nirvana
Mount Nirvana 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 Mount Nirvana
At LRV 60, Mount Nirvana 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 Mount Nirvana 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 8004-45B 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 | Evening ShadowSW 7662 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | MonetPPU15-17 · Behr | 2.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Memories2118-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · Glidden | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Heathered Moon341-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Mount Nirvana 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 #C6CCD6 in HSL space. Pair Mount Nirvana with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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