Sapphire Glow (Valspar 4003-5A)
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Sapphire Glow (Valspar 4003-5A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sapphire Glow
Four Valspar colors picked for Sapphire Glow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sapphire Glow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seattle Gray | 2130-70 | 72.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Eastern Breeze | PPL-70 | 73.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Harbor Light | 1162-1 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Sapphire Glow (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Sapphire Glow
Darker than Sapphire Glow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4003-5A |
| Hex | #DAE1E8 |
| RGB | 218, 225, 232 |
| HSL | 210°, 23%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -1.0, -4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sapphire Glow (Valspar 4003-5A), published as #DAE1E8
#C8D7E6
#EDEBE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sapphire Glow (Valspar 4003-5A)?
- Sapphire Glow has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sapphire Glow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sapphire Glow in another brand?
- Eastern Breeze (Behr PPL-70) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sapphire Glow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sapphire Glow as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.