Glacier Mist (Valspar 4005-3B)
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Glacier Mist (Valspar 4005-3B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glacier Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Glacier Mist 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 Glacier 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 | Windy Blue | SW 6240 | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | November Skies | 2128-50 | 48.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Simply Blue | PPU15-16 | 48.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rendezvous | 1160-3 | 50 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Glacier Mist (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Glacier Mist
Darker than Glacier Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-3B |
| Hex | #AEBECE |
| RGB | 174, 190, 206 |
| HSL | 210°, 25%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, -2.2, -9.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glacier Mist (Valspar 4005-3B), published as #AEBECE
#9BB4CC
#C1C8CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glacier Mist (Valspar 4005-3B)?
- Glacier Mist has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glacier Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Glacier Mist in another brand?
- Rendezvous (PPG 1160-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Glacier Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Glacier Mist as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.9; 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.