Lighthouse Shadows (Valspar 4008-3B)
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Lighthouse Shadows (Valspar 4008-3B) is a medium, cool gray from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lighthouse Shadows
Four Valspar colors picked for Lighthouse Shadows 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 Lighthouse Shadows, 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 | Upward | SW 6239 | 57 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mt. Rainier Gray | 2129-60 | 59.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Strand | 560E-3 | 55.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Keepsakes | 1040-2 | 60 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Lighthouse Shadows (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Lighthouse Shadows
Darker than Lighthouse Shadows
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-3B |
| Hex | #BBC8D0 |
| RGB | 187, 200, 208 |
| HSL | 203°, 18%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, -2.8, -5.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lighthouse Shadows (Valspar 4008-3B), published as #BBC8D0
#A9BECE
#CED2D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lighthouse Shadows (Valspar 4008-3B)?
- Lighthouse Shadows has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lighthouse Shadows is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lighthouse Shadows in another brand?
- Silver Strand (Behr 560E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Lighthouse Shadows warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lighthouse Shadows as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.5; 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.