Cool Mist (Valspar 4004-7A)
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Cool Mist (Valspar 4004-7A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Mist 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 Cool Mist, 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 | Silent Ripple | SW 9682 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Cloud | 2129-70 | 73.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fog | 580A-1 | 78.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cityscape | 1161-1 | 76 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Cool Mist (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Mist
Darker than Cool Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-7A |
| Hex | #DAE3E7 |
| RGB | 218, 227, 231 |
| HSL | 198°, 21%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -2.3, -3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Mist (Valspar 4004-7A), published as #DAE3E7
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#EDEDE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Mist (Valspar 4004-7A)?
- Cool Mist has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Mist in another brand?
- Cityscape (PPG 1161-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.0; 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.