Tinsel Beam (Valspar 4005-3A)
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Tinsel Beam (Valspar 4005-3A) is a light, cool gray from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tinsel Beam
Four Valspar colors picked for Tinsel Beam by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Tinsel Beam, 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 | Icelandic | SW 6526 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beacon Gray | 2128-60 | 65.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Reflection | ICC-35 | 66.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Memory Lane | 1163-2 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Tinsel Beam (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Tinsel Beam
Darker than Tinsel Beam
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-3A |
| Hex | #CAD5DE |
| RGB | 202, 213, 222 |
| HSL | 207°, 23%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, -2.0, -5.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tinsel Beam (Valspar 4005-3A), published as #CAD5DE
#B8CBDC
#DDDFDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tinsel Beam (Valspar 4005-3A)?
- Tinsel Beam has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tinsel Beam is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tinsel Beam in another brand?
- Blue Reflection (Behr ICC-35) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tinsel Beam warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tinsel Beam as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.7; 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.