Moon Shade (Valspar 4006-4C)
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Moon Shade (Valspar 4006-4C) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moon Shade
Three Valspar colors picked for Moon Shade by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Moon Shade, 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 | Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 8 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Newburyport Blue | HC-155 | 10.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Harbour | QE-55 | 9.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Soothing Sapphire | 10-09 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Moon Shade (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Moon Shade
Darker than Moon Shade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-4C |
| Hex | #495765 |
| RGB | 73, 87, 101 |
| HSL | 210°, 16%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.3, -1.9, -9.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moon Shade (Valspar 4006-4C), published as #495765
#374E63
#5A6065
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moon Shade (Valspar 4006-4C)?
- Moon Shade has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moon Shade is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Moon Shade in another brand?
- Harbour (Behr QE-55) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moon Shade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Moon Shade 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.