Someday
4006-10B · #4491C8 · LRV 25.6 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Someday25.6
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Lost in the 80s51
What Color Is Someday, Really?
Someday reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar 4006-10B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Someday
Someday is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Someday
Someday sits in the mid-range at LRV 25.6, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Someday 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 4006-10B 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 | Dynamic BlueSW 6958 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.7 | 24 | Color page → |
| Behr | Perfect SkyP510-5 · Behr | 1.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Clearest Ocean Blue2064-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 26 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Magical MerlinPPG1241-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 25 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Magical MerlinPPG1241-5 · Glidden | 2.0 | 25 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ship Shape Blue137-6DB · Dutch Boy | 4.8 | 28 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Someday 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 #4491C8 in HSL space. Pair Someday with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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