Twilight Mist (Valspar 4004-9B)
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Twilight Mist (Valspar 4004-9B) is a light, cool purple from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Twilight Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Twilight 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 | Hyacinth Tint | SW 6968 | 60 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Lace | 2068-60 | 62.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Garden Fairy | P540-2 | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Globe Thistle | 1246-3 | 64 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar purple colors nearest to Twilight Mist (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Twilight Mist
Darker than Twilight Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-9B |
| Hex | #CAD0E9 |
| RGB | 202, 208, 233 |
| HSL | 228°, 41%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 2.9, -13.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Mist (Valspar 4004-9B), published as #CAD0E9
#B7C6E7
#DDDAE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Mist (Valspar 4004-9B)?
- Twilight Mist has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Mist in another brand?
- Globe Thistle (PPG 1246-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Twilight Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Twilight Mist as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.0; 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.