Gentle Wind (Valspar 4006-9B)
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Gentle Wind (Valspar 4006-9B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Wind
Four Valspar colors picked for Gentle Wind 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 Gentle Wind, 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 | Wondrous Blue | SW 6807 | 59 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sapphireberry | 2063-60 | 63.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | First Rain | P520-1 | 66 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Touch Of Blue | 1242-2 | 66 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Gentle Wind (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Wind
Darker than Gentle Wind
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-9B |
| Hex | #B7D6ED |
| RGB | 183, 214, 237 |
| HSL | 206°, 60%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.1, -5.3, -14.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Wind (Valspar 4006-9B), published as #B7D6ED
#A3CCEB
#CBE0ED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Wind (Valspar 4006-9B)?
- Gentle Wind has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Wind is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Wind in another brand?
- First Rain (Behr P520-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Gentle Wind warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gentle Wind as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.7; 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.