Loyalty (Valspar 4006-7C)
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Loyalty (Valspar 4006-7C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Loyalty
Four Valspar colors picked for Loyalty 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 Loyalty, 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Blue | 815 | 53 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Dream | 580B-4 | 54.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Baby Bunting | 1243-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Loyalty (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Loyalty
Darker than Loyalty
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-7C |
| Hex | #A4C4E3 |
| RGB | 164, 196, 227 |
| HSL | 210°, 53%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.8, -3.7, -18.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Loyalty (Valspar 4006-7C), published as #A4C4E3
#8FBAE1
#B9CEE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Loyalty (Valspar 4006-7C)?
- Loyalty has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Loyalty is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Loyalty in another brand?
- Swiss Blue (BM 815) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Loyalty warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Loyalty as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.9; 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.