Mountain Lake (Valspar 4006-8B)
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Mountain Lake (Valspar 4006-8B) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Lake
Four Valspar colors picked for Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake, 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 | Perfect Periwinkle | SW 9065 | 23 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Lapis | 2067-40 | 27.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Castle Moat | 580B-6 | 23.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shrinking Violet | 1162-5 | 22 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Mountain Lake (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Lake
Darker than Mountain Lake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-8B |
| Hex | #6689B8 |
| RGB | 102, 137, 184 |
| HSL | 214°, 37%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.3, 0.4, -28.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Lake (Valspar 4006-8B), published as #6689B8
#4E80B6
#7C92B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Lake (Valspar 4006-8B)?
- Mountain Lake has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Lake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Lake in another brand?
- Castle Moat (Behr 580B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Mountain Lake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mountain Lake as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.4; 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.