Cool Morning (Valspar 4003-7A)
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Cool Morning (Valspar 4003-7A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Morning
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Morning by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Cool Morning, 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 | Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 63 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Blue | 820 | 65.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Angelic Blue | M540-2 | 68.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Weeping Wisteria | 1246-2 | 72 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Cool Morning (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Morning
Darker than Cool Morning
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4003-7A |
| Hex | #D1DCED |
| RGB | 209, 220, 237 |
| HSL | 216°, 44%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, -0.4, -9.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Morning (Valspar 4003-7A), published as #D1DCED
#BED2EB
#E4E6ED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Morning (Valspar 4003-7A)?
- Cool Morning has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Morning is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Morning in another brand?
- Angelic Blue (Behr M540-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Morning warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Morning as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.6; 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.