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VALSPAR · V106-1

Valspar Skinny Dippin'#C6DAE2 · LRV 67.8

Skinny Dippin' reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V106-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SKINNY DIPPIN'
RGB 198, 218, 226 LRV 67.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Skinny Dippin'
SKU V106-1
Hex #C6DAE2
RGB 198, 218, 226
HSL 197°, 33%, 83%
LRV 67.8
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Skinny Dippin'

At LRV 67.8, Skinny Dippin' 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.

Skinny Dippin' 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
Simple Serenity
SKU 0614 · #C8D9E5 · LRV 68
ΔE 2.52 (close)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.68
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
834
#C3D8E1
Bright and Early
ΔE 0.68 · LRV
806
#C9DDE5
Breath of Fresh Air
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 69
1661
#C3D7DD
Heaven on Earth
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 66
1674
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 69
1667
#CBDCDF
Blue Haze
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5792
#C2D7DF
Falling Tears
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 65
DE5799
#C7D7E0
Snow Lodge
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 66
DE5771
#CADCDE
Shark
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 69
DE5848
#C3DDEE
Island View
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 69
DE5764
#BBDEE5
Blue Moon
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1157-2
#C5D9E3
Blue Pearl
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 67
1158-2
#C3D9E4
Magic Wand
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 67
1154-3
#CDDCE3
Dartmoor Mist
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 70
1156-2
#CAD7DE
Bit Of Heaven
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 66
1235-3
#C4DDE2
Galactica
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.99
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6512
#C5D8DE
Balmy
ΔE 0.99 · LRV 66
SW 9144
#C9D9E0
Moonmist
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 67
SW 6505
#C2DAE0
Atmospheric
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 67
SW 6498
#C5DCE0
Byte Blue
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 68
SW 6526
#CBD8E1
Icelandic
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 67

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-53
#C8D7DD
Sky Light View
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 66
760E-2
#CEDBDE
Manhattan Mist
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 69
S520-2
#BDDCE7
Journeys End
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 68
MQ3-57
#CDD7DE
Siberian Ice
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 67
MQ3-24
#C5D8E8
Celestial Light
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 67

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.92
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 7.16 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.78 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.7
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 62
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 9.28 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 9.45 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 9.92 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 62
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 10.28 · LRV 69
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 11.5 · LRV 67
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 12.49 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.07
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 12.07 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.37 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 16.42 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 16.68 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.62 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8003-42B
Windchill
LRV 68
V107-1
Soft Blue
LRV 66.8
V069-1
Blue Bouquet
LRV 68.8
V068-1
Morning Glory
LRV 67
8004-39B
Elevation
LRV 66
P036
Blue Tulle
LRV 67.4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6DAE2 in HSL space. Pair Skinny Dippin' with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6DAE2 + #E2CEC6
TRIADIC
#C6DAE2 · #E2C6DA · #DAE2C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6E2DC · #C6DAE2 · #C6CCE2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.45:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.53:1 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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