Schoolboy Blue (Valspar 4007-5B)
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Schoolboy Blue (Valspar 4007-5B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Schoolboy Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Schoolboy Blue 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 Schoolboy Blue, 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 | Balmy | SW 6512 | 66 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Under the Big Top | 1675 | 63.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Eminence | 550E-2 | 62.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Midsummer's Dream | 1151-3 | 60 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Schoolboy Blue (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Schoolboy Blue
Darker than Schoolboy Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-5B |
| Hex | #BCD1D9 |
| RGB | 188, 209, 217 |
| HSL | 197°, 28%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -5.4, -6.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Schoolboy Blue (Valspar 4007-5B), published as #BCD1D9
#A9C7D7
#CFDBD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Schoolboy Blue (Valspar 4007-5B)?
- Schoolboy Blue has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Schoolboy Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Schoolboy Blue in another brand?
- Under the Big Top (BM 1675) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Schoolboy Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Schoolboy Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.3; 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.