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VALSPAR · 8004-37C

Valspar Windblown Blue#B5C4C7 · LRV 54

Windblown Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8004-37C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR WINDBLOWN BLUE
RGB 181, 196, 199 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Windblown Blue
SKU 8004-37C
Hex #B5C4C7
RGB 181, 196, 199
HSL 190°, 14%, 75%
LRV 54
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Windblown Blue

At LRV 54, Windblown Blue 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.

Windblown Blue 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
Whirlwind
SKU 0489 · #B6C3C1 · LRV 53
ΔE 2.51 (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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9137
#B6C3C4
Niebla Azul
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 53
SW 6247
#B8C0C3
Krypton
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 52
SW 9055
#AFC7CD
Billowy Breeze
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 54
SW 6254
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 53
SW 6541
#BDC3CD
Daydream
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 54

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All gray at Behr →
770E-3
#B0C1C3
Pewter Mug
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 51
PPU13-14
#AFC0C5
Ozone
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 51
PPU12-10
#BCC6C7
Misty Morn
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 55
N510-3
#ADC2C9
Stargazer
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 52
N450-3
#B0C8C6
Meteor Shower
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
HC-150
#B5C8C9
Yarmouth Blue
ΔE 2.16 · LRV
1641
#B1C7CB
Blue Porcelain
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 55
1585
#B9C5C3
Wales Gray
ΔE 2.57 · LRV
2123-40
#B3C8C8
Gossamer Blue
ΔE 3.04 · LRV
2126-50
#BAC1C6
Gray Timber Wolf
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 52

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1034-4
#B5C8C9
Misty Surf
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 55
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 52
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 51
10-15
#BDC1C1
Quest
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 53
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.27
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 51
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 49
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 52
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 55
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.05
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 53
DE6311
#B7C0BE
Haze Blue
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 51
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 54
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 53
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 5 · LRV 52

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.99
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 56
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.3
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.37 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.1 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 21.93 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T664
Moroccan Moderne
LRV 53.2
8004-38B
Annabelle
LRV 54
P103
Dover Surf
LRV 53.1
T672
Winter Wonderland
LRV 53.1
M316
Bleu Clair
LRV 52.8
8006-8B
Seersucker
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B5C4C7 in HSL space. Pair Windblown Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B5C4C7 + #C7B8B5
TRIADIC
#B5C4C7 · #C7B5C4 · #C4C7B5
ANALOGOUS
#B5C7C1 · #B5C4C7 · #B5BBC7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.8:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.69:1 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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