Shark Loop (Valspar 4007-3B)
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Shark Loop (Valspar 4007-3B) is a medium, cool gray from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shark Loop
Four Valspar colors picked for Shark Loop by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Shark Loop, 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 | Icy | SW 6534 | 56 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Heather | 1620 | 50.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Icicles | N490-2 | 54.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Dolphin | 1041-4 | 55 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Shark Loop (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Shark Loop
Darker than Shark Loop
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-3B |
| Hex | #B7C2CA |
| RGB | 183, 194, 202 |
| HSL | 205°, 15%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.8, -2.2, -5.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shark Loop (Valspar 4007-3B), published as #B7C2CA
#A5B8C8
#CACCCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shark Loop (Valspar 4007-3B)?
- Shark Loop has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shark Loop is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shark Loop in another brand?
- Blue Heather (BM 1620) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Shark Loop warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Shark Loop as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.3; 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.