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VALSPAR · V031-2

Valspar Waterslide#76C7E2 · LRV 50

Waterslide reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V031-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR WATERSLIDE
RGB 118, 199, 226 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Waterslide
SKU V031-2
Hex #76C7E2
RGB 118, 199, 226
HSL 195°, 65%, 67%
LRV 50
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Valspar Waterslide

At LRV 50, Waterslide 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.

Waterslide 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.

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
Lasting Thoughts
SKU 0659 · #72C7E3 · LRV 50
ΔE 0.45 (imperceptible)
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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 blue from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2059-50
#76C4E2
Pool Party
ΔE 1.42 · LRV
767
#76C2D7
Graceful Sea
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 49
2058-50
#80BFD7
Aquarium Blue
ΔE 2.81 · LRV
2060-50
#73C1E4
Cayman Blue
ΔE 3.16 · LRV
2055-50
#78CBDA
Fairy Tale Blue
ΔE 4.44 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5828
#83C7DF
Winter Chime
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 51
DE5835
#87CDED
Below Zero
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 55
DE5779
#89CEE0
Bayshore
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 55
DE5786
#8FC1D2
Eastern Sky
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 49
DE5856
#8EC2E7
Astral
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 50

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All blue at Behr →
S500-4
#87C8DD
Chilly Blue
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 52
M520-4
#78C5EA
Mirror Lake
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 50
570D-4
#85C2E0
Colorado Springs
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 49
MQ4-50
#83C5D2
Not A Cloud In Sight
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 49
550D-5
#78D0E0
Ocean Cruise
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6957
#7FC3E1
Undercool
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 49
SW 9049
#89C6DF
Sky Fall
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 51
SW 9048
#73C0D2
Surfin'
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 46
SW 9047
#8BC4D1
After the Rain
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 50
SW 6773
#7DC1CB
Rapture Blue
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 47

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.89
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1237-4
#80C1E2
Horizon Haze
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 48
1235-4
#94C8D2
Idyllic Isle
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 52
1241-3
#9BC7EA
Sweet Dreams
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 54
1233-5
#70CBCE
Tropical Splash
ΔE 9.29 · LRV 51
1242-3
#97BEE2
Viva La Bleu
ΔE 9.44 · LRV 49

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.75
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.89 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 21.16 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 24.58 · LRV 35
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 25.44 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.6
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 9.6 · LRV 52
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 46
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 13.86 · LRV 51
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 14.98 · LRV 41
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 18.07 · LRV 48

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.18
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 11.52 · LRV 55
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 42
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 15.22 · LRV 45
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 16.67 · LRV 48

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.93
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 42
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 12.04 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 12.47 · LRV 50
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 15.12 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 15.18 · LRV 58

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

5002-9C
Summer Splash
LRV 49.8
4008-9C
Billow
LRV 48
8001-42C
Moment of Grace
LRV 48
P106
Hydrangea Blue
LRV 51.4
V070-3
21st Century Blue
LRV 50.1
5003-10A
Fiesta Blue
LRV 46.3

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #76C7E2 in HSL space. Pair Waterslide with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#76C7E2 + #E29176
TRIADIC
#76C7E2 · #E276C7 · #C7E276
ANALOGOUS
#76E2C7 · #76C7E2 · #7691E2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.9:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.04:1 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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