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VALSPAR · 8003-39D

Valspar Windswept Clouds#95B0B5 · LRV 41

Windswept Clouds reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-39D actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR WINDSWEPT CLOUDS
RGB 149, 176, 181 LRV 41

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Windswept Clouds
SKU 8003-39D
Hex #95B0B5
RGB 149, 176, 181
HSL 189°, 18%, 65%
LRV 41
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Windswept Clouds

Windswept Clouds sits in the mid-range at LRV 41, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Windswept Clouds is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Stormy Bay
SKU 0484 · #9AAFAF · LRV 41
ΔE 2.64 (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 0.57
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
718
#97B2B7
Ocean City Blue
ΔE 0.57 · LRV 42
CSP-670
#9BAFB1
Silken Blue
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 41
1669
#93B1BC
Saratoga Springs
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 42
1648
#9BB1BB
Slate Blue
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 43
CC-818
#9BB1BB
Early Morning
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 43

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1149-4
#96AFB7
Mountain Stream
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 41
FLLW864
#96AFB7
Wright Sky Blue
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 41
10-04
#A0AEAD
Polaris
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 41
1040-4
#A0AEB8
How Handsome
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 41
10-13
#A3AEB4
Foretell
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 41

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Behr →
N510-4
#98B1B9
Supernova
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 42
MQ5-59
#9BAFB6
Ovation
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 41
N530-4
#9CAFB7
Power Gray
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 41
N460-4
#97AEAB
Cosmic Quest
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 40
HDC-CT-24
#9BB0BE
Rainy Sidewalk
ΔE 5.47 · LRV 42

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6220
#9BAFB2
Interesting Aqua
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 41
SW 7613
#9CB0B3
Aqua‐Sphere
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 41
SW 6227
#96AAB0
Meditative
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 38
SW 31
#9AABAB
Dutch Tile Blue
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 39
SW 7616
#A0AEAF
Breezy
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 41

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5773
#8BA8AE
Stone Silver
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 37
DEC787
#93A8A7
Mythical Blue
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 37
DE5745
#8CAEAC
Barrier Reef
ΔE 4.55 · LRV 39
DEC796
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 40
DE5710
#91B6AC
Treetop
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 42

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.68
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 42
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 36

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.94
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 37
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 42
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 45
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 7.91 · LRV 43
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 39

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.16
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 51
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 10.08 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 13.27 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 17.31 · LRV 33

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.75
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 41
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 7.19 · LRV 46
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 11.06 · LRV 36
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 44
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 14.66 · LRV 43

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

5001-3C
Blue Arrow
LRV 39.4
V101-4
Gin Berry
LRV 39.4
8003-38D
Fog Blue
LRV 39
V107-4
Cool Customer
LRV 38.4
8003-37D
Renew Blue
LRV 43
8004-41C
Hibernate
LRV 43

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #95B0B5 in HSL space. Pair Windswept Clouds with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#95B0B5 + #B59A95
TRIADIC
#95B0B5 · #B595B0 · #B0B595
ANALOGOUS
#95B5AA · #95B0B5 · #95A0B5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.29:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.16:1 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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