Rising Tide (Valspar 4008-3A)
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Rising Tide (Valspar 4008-3A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rising Tide
Four Valspar colors picked for Rising Tide 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 Rising Tide, 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 | Dew Drop | SW 9641 | 70 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Veil | 875 | 73.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Echo Mist | ECC-31-2 | 72.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Smoke | 1153-3 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Rising Tide (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Rising Tide
Darker than Rising Tide
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-3A |
| Hex | #D4DDDF |
| RGB | 212, 221, 223 |
| HSL | 191°, 15%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, -2.6, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rising Tide (Valspar 4008-3A), published as #D4DDDF
#C2D3DD
#E7E7DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rising Tide (Valspar 4008-3A)?
- Rising Tide has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rising Tide is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rising Tide in another brand?
- Blue Smoke (PPG 1153-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rising Tide warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rising Tide as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.