Palisade Blue (Valspar 4006-3B)
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Palisade Blue (Valspar 4006-3B) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palisade Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Palisade Blue 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 Palisade Blue, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | November Skies | 2128-50 | 48.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Perfect Landing | S520-3 | 43 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Always Blue | 1156-3 | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Palisade Blue (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Palisade Blue
Darker than Palisade Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-3B |
| Hex | #A5B8C6 |
| RGB | 165, 184, 198 |
| HSL | 205°, 22%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, -3.6, -9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palisade Blue (Valspar 4006-3B), published as #A5B8C6
#92AEC4
#B8C2C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palisade Blue (Valspar 4006-3B)?
- Palisade Blue has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palisade Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Palisade Blue in another brand?
- Windy Blue (SW 6240) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Palisade Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Palisade Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.3; 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.