Adrift (Valspar 4006-5B)
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Adrift (Valspar 4006-5B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Adrift
Four Valspar colors picked for Adrift 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 Adrift, 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 | Vast Sky | SW 6506 | 55 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Breeze | 799 | 62.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Holiday Road | 560C-3 | 60.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Adrift (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Adrift
Darker than Adrift
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-5B |
| Hex | #B2D0DF |
| RGB | 178, 208, 223 |
| HSL | 200°, 41%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -6.8, -10.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Adrift (Valspar 4006-5B), published as #B2D0DF
#9EC6DD
#C6DADF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Adrift (Valspar 4006-5B)?
- Adrift has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Adrift is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Adrift in another brand?
- Holiday Road (Behr 560C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Adrift warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Adrift as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.7; 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.