Escape (Valspar 4007-7B)
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Escape (Valspar 4007-7B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Escape
Four Valspar colors picked for Escape 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 Escape, 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 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Jet Stream | 814 | 65.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | First Rain | P520-1 | 66 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Touch Of Blue | 1242-2 | 66 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Escape (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Escape
Darker than Escape
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-7B |
| Hex | #BBD6EB |
| RGB | 187, 214, 235 |
| HSL | 206°, 55%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -4.5, -13.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Escape (Valspar 4007-7B), published as #BBD6EB
#A7CCE9
#CFE0EB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Escape (Valspar 4007-7B)?
- Escape has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Escape is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Escape in another brand?
- First Rain (Behr P520-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Escape warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Escape as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.3; 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.