Clear Blue Sky (Valspar 4007-9A)
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Clear Blue Sky (Valspar 4007-9A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clear Blue Sky
Four Valspar colors picked for Clear Blue Sky 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 Clear Blue Sky, 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Watercolor Blue | 793 | 66.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Greek Isles | P510-1 | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Clear Blue Sky (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Clear Blue Sky
Darker than Clear Blue Sky
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-9A |
| Hex | #BCDBED |
| RGB | 188, 219, 237 |
| HSL | 202°, 58%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, -6.4, -12.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clear Blue Sky (Valspar 4007-9A), published as #BCDBED
#A8D1EB
#D0E5ED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clear Blue Sky (Valspar 4007-9A)?
- Clear Blue Sky has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clear Blue Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Clear Blue Sky in another brand?
- Greek Isles (Behr P510-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clear Blue Sky warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Clear Blue Sky as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.2; 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.