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VALSPAR · 4008-5B

Valspar Northern Sky Blue#A3C2D0 · LRV 50.8

Northern Sky Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4008-5B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR NORTHERN SKY BLUE
RGB 163, 194, 208 LRV 50.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Northern Sky Blue
SKU 4008-5B
Hex #A3C2D0
RGB 163, 194, 208
HSL 199°, 32%, 73%
LRV 50.8
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Northern Sky Blue

At LRV 50.8, Northern Sky 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.

Northern Sky 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. 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
Dancing in the Rain
SKU 0644 · #ABC5D6 · LRV 53
ΔE 2.68 (close)
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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 0.83
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1662
#A4C1CD
Mediterranean Sky
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 51
1676
#A0BECE
Northern Air
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 49
AF-535
#ABC1CC
Serenata
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 52
808
#A1BFD5
Sapphire Ice
ΔE 3.6 · LRV
CC-878
#A1BFD5
H2O
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 14.34 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 18.19 · LRV 35
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.37 · LRV 65

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5793
#A3BFCB
Frozen Tundra
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 49
DE5800
#A8BFCC
Peace River
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 50
DE5814
#9EBBCD
Anchors Away
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 47
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 53
DE5849
#99C1DC
January Frost
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 50

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6506
#A9C9D7
Vast Sky
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 55
SW 9061
#9BBFC9
Rest Assured
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 48
SW 9063
#9BC8DE
Porch Ceiling
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 54
SW 9053
#9FC5CC
Agua Fría
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 52
SW 6485
#9EC6C6
Raindrop
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 52

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1152-3
#A8C0CE
Graceful
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 50
1158-3
#A4C3D7
Blue Bows
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 52
1153-4
#ADBFC8
Chambray
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 50
1160-3
#ABBED0
Rendezvous
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 50
1162-3
#ADC0D6
Blue Thistle
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 51

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All blue at Behr →
570F-4
#9ABFCC
Blue Willow
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 48
MQ5-50
#AEC4D0
Opal Waters
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 53
S510-3
#96C3D4
Ombre Blue
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 50
N510-3
#ADC2C9
Stargazer
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 52
560F-4
#97C3D0
Russian Blue
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.32
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 46
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 51
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 52
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 11.77 · LRV 48
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 12.13 · LRV 49

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.49
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 10.41 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.43 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.15
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 56
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 48
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 11.67 · LRV 50

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T632
Drenched
LRV 52
P071
Plein Air
LRV 52
8002-43B
Sound Waves
LRV 52
5001-5B
High Noon
LRV 50.2
M328
Juliet Blue
LRV 52
M327
Ethereal Blue
LRV 50.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A3C2D0 in HSL space. Pair Northern Sky Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A3C2D0 + #D0B1A3
TRIADIC
#A3C2D0 · #D0A3C2 · #C2D0A3
ANALOGOUS
#A3D0C8 · #A3C2D0 · #A3ABD0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.88:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.18:1 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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