Plein Air
P071 · #A8C3D3 · LRV 52 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Plein Air52
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Plein Air, Really?
Plein Air reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar P071 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Plein Air
Plein Air 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.
How Lighting Changes Plein Air
At LRV 52, Plein Air 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 Plein Air 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 P071 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 | Vast SkySW 6506 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Opal WatersMQ5-50 · Behr | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | SerenataAF-535 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue BowsPPG1158-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue BowsPPG1158-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Water Drop238-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Plein Air 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 #A8C3D3 in HSL space. Pair Plein Air with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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