Courtyard Shadow (Valspar 4004-3B)
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Courtyard Shadow (Valspar 4004-3B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Courtyard Shadow
Four Valspar colors picked for Courtyard Shadow 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 Courtyard Shadow, 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 | Windy Blue | SW 6240 | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | November Skies | 2128-50 | 48.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Simply Blue | PPU15-16 | 48.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Beard | 1042-4 | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Courtyard Shadow (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Courtyard Shadow
Darker than Courtyard Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-3B |
| Hex | #B1BBC8 |
| RGB | 177, 187, 200 |
| HSL | 214°, 17%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, -0.9, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Courtyard Shadow (Valspar 4004-3B), published as #B1BBC8
#9FB1C6
#C4C5C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Courtyard Shadow (Valspar 4004-3B)?
- Courtyard Shadow has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Courtyard Shadow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Courtyard Shadow in another brand?
- Simply Blue (Behr PPU15-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Courtyard Shadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Courtyard Shadow as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.