Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Pale Flowers |
| SKU | 4008-5A |
| Hex | #BED5DE |
| RGB | 190, 213, 222 |
| HSL | 197°, 33%, 81% |
| LRV | 63.9 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Valspar Pale Flowers
At LRV 63.9, Pale Flowers 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.
Pale Flowers 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.
Closest matches by brand
15 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Pale Flowers within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BED5DE in HSL space. Pair Pale Flowers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Pale Flowers Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Pale Flowers from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 4008-5A directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Balmy (SW 6512), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Balmy swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Behr's nearest match is Icicles (N490-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Icicles swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Pale Flowers
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Pale Flowers is Under the Big Top (1675). At ΔE 0.44 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.9). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Under the Big Top and you'll get the same color. See the full Under the Big Top swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Pale Flowers
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Pale Flowers is Sentimental Lady (1159-2) — very close at ΔE 2.89, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sentimental Lady swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Glidden's nearest match is Biscayne Blue (30BG 64/108), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Biscayne Blue swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Briney Blue (335-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Briney Blue swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Pale Flowers
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Crystal Stream (HGSW 2367), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Crystal Stream swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Pale Flowers
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Pale Flowers is Falling Tears (DE5792). At ΔE 0.85 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 63.9). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Falling Tears and you'll get the same color. See the full Falling Tears swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Pale Flowers. The nearest is Kakelugn (NO. 317) at ΔE 3.81 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.9). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Kakelugn swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Abstract Idea (0643), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Abstract Idea swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Bridgewater Bay (0650), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Bridgewater Bay swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Pale Flowers
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Pale Flowers. The nearest is Silk (C2-787) at ΔE 4.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.9). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silk swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Pale Flowers
At Clare, the closest color to Pale Flowers is Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Pale Flowers
Kompozit's nearest match is Bridgewater Bay (0650), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 63.9) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Flowers without repainting risk. See the full Bridgewater Bay swatch →