Memorybook Blue (Valspar 4007-5C)
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Memorybook Blue (Valspar 4007-5C) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Memorybook Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Memorybook 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 Memorybook 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 | Vast Sky | SW 6506 | 55 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Northern Air | 1676 | 49.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Viking | 550E-3 | 51.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Graceful | 1152-3 | 50 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Memorybook Blue (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Memorybook Blue
Darker than Memorybook Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-5C |
| Hex | #A4BFCD |
| RGB | 164, 191, 205 |
| HSL | 200°, 29%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.8, -6.1, -10.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Memorybook Blue (Valspar 4007-5C), published as #A4BFCD
#91B5CB
#B8C9CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Memorybook Blue (Valspar 4007-5C)?
- Memorybook Blue has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Memorybook Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Memorybook Blue in another brand?
- Northern Air (BM 1676) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Memorybook Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Memorybook Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.1; 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.