New Day (Valspar 4006-5A)
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New Day (Valspar 4006-5A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with New Day
Four Valspar colors picked for New Day 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 New Day, 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 | Moonmist | SW 9144 | 68 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Breath of Fresh Air | 806 | 69.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Me Away | M510-1 | 69.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Duck's Egg Blue | 1239-2 | 71 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to New Day (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than New Day
Darker than New Day
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-5A |
| Hex | #C9DEE8 |
| RGB | 201, 222, 232 |
| HSL | 199°, 40%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -5.0, -7.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
New Day (Valspar 4006-5A), published as #C9DEE8
#B6D4E6
#DCE8E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of New Day (Valspar 4006-5A)?
- New Day has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so New Day is a light color.
- What is the closest match to New Day in another brand?
- Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is New Day warm or cool?
- Valspar lists New Day as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.3; 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.