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VALSPAR · 4007-3B

Valspar Shark Loop#B3BFC5 · LRV 50.8

Shark Loop reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4007-3B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SHARK LOOP
RGB 179, 191, 197 LRV 50.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Shark Loop
SKU 4007-3B
Hex #B3BFC5
RGB 179, 191, 197
HSL 200°, 13%, 74%
LRV 50.8
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Shark Loop

At LRV 50.8, Shark Loop 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.

Shark Loop 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.

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
Indulgence
SKU 0483 · #AFC2C1 · LRV 52
ΔE 5.11 (different)
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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 gray from that brand.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.41
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 0.41 · LRV 51
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 49
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 52
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 9.03 · LRV 48
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 10.13 · LRV 52

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1040-3
#B0BEC5
Ocean Drive
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 50
10-14
#B0BCC3
Stormy
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 49
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 51
1153-4
#ADBFC8
Chambray
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 50
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1620
#B1BFC7
Blue Heather
ΔE 1.01 · LRV
CC-816
#B1BFC7
Athabasca
ΔE 1.01 · LRV
2126-50
#BAC1C6
Gray Timber Wolf
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 52
2124-40
#B8BDC0
Thundercloud Gray
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 50
2135-50
#ADC3C8
Soft Chinchilla
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6247
#B8C0C3
Krypton
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 52
SW 9137
#B6C3C4
Niebla Azul
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 53
SW 6233
#B8BEBE
Samovar Silver
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 51
SW 7663
#B8BCBB
Monorail Silver
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 50
SW 6219
#ABBEBF
Rain
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 49

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6325
#B4BCBF
Crestline
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 49
DE6346
#B7BDC4
Silver Springs
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 50
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 52
DE6311
#B7C0BE
Haze Blue
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 51
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 53

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.18
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-31
#B7BEC1
Distant Star
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 51
PPU13-14
#AFC0C5
Ozone
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 51
N510-3
#ADC2C9
Stargazer
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 52
770E-3
#B0C1C3
Pewter Mug
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 51
790E-3
#B4C0BE
Porpoise
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.15
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 10.66 · LRV 49

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 51
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 10.04 · LRV 38
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.14 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 22 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.36
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 6.02 · LRV 50
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 56
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 51

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T673
A-List Blue
LRV 52.1
8006-8B
Seersucker
LRV 53
T672
Winter Wonderland
LRV 53.1
T664
Moroccan Moderne
LRV 53.2
8004-42B
Blue Luna
LRV 53
M316
Bleu Clair
LRV 52.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B3BFC5 in HSL space. Pair Shark Loop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B3BFC5 + #C5B9B3
TRIADIC
#B3BFC5 · #C5B3BF · #BFC5B3
ANALOGOUS
#B3C5C2 · #B3BFC5 · #B3B6C5

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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