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Valspar Ruffled FeathersV109-3 · #AFC3D3 · LRV 52.6

Ruffled Feathers reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the color's details, what Valspar V109-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

VALSPAR RUFFLED FEATHERS
RGB 175, 195, 211LRV 52.6

Color spec

BrandValspar
NameRuffled Feathers
SKUV109-3
Hex#AFC3D3
RGB175, 195, 211
HSL207°, 29%, 76%
LRV52.6
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyBlue
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About Valspar Ruffled Feathers

At LRV 52.6, Ruffled Feathers 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.

Ruffled Feathers 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.

Closest matches by brand

18 brands within ΔE 5

The 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 blue from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6527 · #B2C8D8 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 56
SW 6520 · #B2C7D3 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 55
SW 6506 · #A9C9D7 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 55

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All blue at Behr →
N540-3 · #B0C1D2 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 52
MQ5-50 · #AEC4D0 · ΔE 2.23 · LRV 53
T15-8 · #B1C7D0 · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 55
N550-3 · #B9C3D2 · ΔE 3.83 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

4,068 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
828 · #B4C5D7 · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 55
CC-820 · #B4C5D7 · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 55
836 · #ADC6D4 · ΔE 2.33 · LRV 54
CW-655 · #ACC7D4 · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1154-4 · #ADC5D2 · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 53
PPG1163-3 · #B6C2D1 · ΔE 2.93 · LRV 53
PPG1162-3 · #ADBFD5 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 51
PPG1157-3 · #AAC8D7 · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 55

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All blue at Glidden →
PPG1163-3 · #B6C3D1 · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 54
PPG1154-4 · #ADC6D3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 54
PPG1162-3 · #ADC0D6 · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 51
PPG1157-3 · #ABC8D8 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 55

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All blue at Dutch Boy →
239-3DB · #ABBFD1 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 50
338-3DB · #B2C6D1 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 55
432-2DB · #B4C5CB · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 54
HGSW 1386 · #B2C8D8 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 56
HGSW 6527 · #B2C8D8 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 56
HGSW 2386 · #B2C7D3 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 55
HGSW 6520 · #B2C7D3 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5800 · #A8BFCC · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 46
DE5877 · #B0C6DF · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

302 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.57
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27 · #B0BEC6 · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 50
NO. CC6 · #AFC2C9 · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 52

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0644 · #AFC7D7 · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 55
0623 · #B8C8D4 · ΔE 2.24 · LRV 56
0630 · #B6C7D0 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 55
0616 · #A4BFD8 · ΔE 3.48 · LRV 50

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All blue at Hirshfield's →
0623 · #B5C7D4 · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 56
0644 · #ABC5D6 · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 55
0630 · #B3C6CE · ΔE 3.61 · LRV 55
0594 · #B0C5E0 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 56

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25
All blue at Rodda →
R097 · #B3BEC5 · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 51

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.07
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-735 · #B0C6CE · ΔE 4.07 · LRV 54
C2-768 · #A6BFDB · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 1.75 · LRV 50

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All blue at Portola Paints →
ILLUSION · #ADC7DF · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 55

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All blue at Annie Sloan →
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.36
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 3.36 · LRV 51

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All blue at Kompozit →
0623 · #B5C7D4 · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 55
0644 · #ABC5D6 · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 53
0630 · #B3C6CE · ΔE 3.61 · LRV 54
0594 · #B0C5E0 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 55

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T631 · LRV 52.1
4005-5B · LRV 53.1
V111-2 · LRV 52.5
P071 · LRV 52
8004-42B · LRV 53
4004-5B · LRV 52.4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #AFC3D3 in HSL space. Pair Ruffled Feathers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AFC3D3 + #D3BFAF
TRIADIC
#AFC3D3 · #D3AFC3 · #C3D3AF
ANALOGOUS
#AFD3D1 · #AFC3D3 · #AFB1D3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.82:1fail
Sample text on black
11.57:1AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Valspar Ruffled Feathers Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Ruffled Feathers 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 V109-3 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Honest Blue (SW 6520) — very close at ΔE 2.2, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Honest Blue swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Behr's nearest match is Vanity (N540-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Vanity swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Sea View (836) — very close at ΔE 2.33, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sea View swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Twinkle (PPG1154-4) — very close at ΔE 2.35, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Twinkle swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Glidden, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Twinkle (PPG1154-4) — very close at ΔE 2.67, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Twinkle swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Muted Rain (338-3DB) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Muted Rain swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Honest Blue (HGSW 2386) — very close at ΔE 2.2, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Honest Blue swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Peace River (DE5800) — very close at ΔE 2.41, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 46 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Peace River swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Ruffled Feathers. The nearest is Hazy (NO. CC6) at ΔE 4.05 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Hazy swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Dancing in the Rain (0644), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Dancing in the Rain swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Dancing in the Rain (0644), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Dancing in the Rain swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Ruffled Feathers. The nearest is Ersatz (C2-735) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 52.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ersatz swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Clare's nearest match is Cloud Watching (PNT100-MD-73), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Cloud Watching swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Portola Paints, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Illusion (ILLUSION) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Illusion swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Annie Sloan's nearest match is Louis Blue (LOUIS BLUE), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Louis Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

At Backdrop, the closest color to Ruffled Feathers is Lost in the 80s (BD-LO) — very close at ΔE 3.36, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Ruffled Feathers

Kompozit's nearest match is Dancing in the Rain (0644), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52.6) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Ruffled Feathers without repainting risk. See the full Dancing in the Rain swatch →

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