Brookside (Valspar 4008-6A)
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Brookside (Valspar 4008-6A) is a deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brookside
Four Valspar colors picked for Brookside 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 Brookside, 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 | Leisure Blue | SW 6515 | 25 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea Reflections | 1664 | 28.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | French Court | PPU14-04 | 25 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Granite Falls | 1152-5 | 21 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Brookside (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Brookside
Darker than Brookside
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-6A |
| Hex | #6B8DA0 |
| RGB | 107, 141, 160 |
| HSL | 202°, 22%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.8, -7.1, -13.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brookside (Valspar 4008-6A), published as #6B8DA0
#57849E
#7F96A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brookside (Valspar 4008-6A)?
- Brookside has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brookside is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brookside in another brand?
- French Court (Behr PPU14-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brookside warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brookside as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.9; 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.