Sheer Elegance
8004-34A · #D7DFDC · LRV 72 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sheer Elegance, Really?
Sheer Elegance reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-34A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sheer Elegance
Sheer Elegance 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Sheer Elegance
At LRV 72, Sheer Elegance is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Sheer Elegance 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 8004-34A 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 | Mountain AirSW 6224 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Echo MistECC-31-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iceberg2122-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue SmokePPG1153-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mint Shadow90GY 72/040 · Glidden | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fairy Wing332-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Sheer Elegance 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 #D7DFDC in HSL space. Pair Sheer Elegance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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