Summer Breeze (Valspar 4008-7A)
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Summer Breeze (Valspar 4008-7A) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Breeze
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Breeze 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 Summer Breeze, 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 | Soar | SW 6799 | 70 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bashful Blue | 2065-70 | 74 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Morning Breeze | 560A-2 | 68.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Niagara Falls | 1240-2 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Summer Breeze (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Breeze
Darker than Summer Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-7A |
| Hex | #C8E2EF |
| RGB | 200, 226, 239 |
| HSL | 200°, 55%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -5.9, -9.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Breeze (Valspar 4008-7A), published as #C8E2EF
#B5D8ED
#DCECEF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Breeze (Valspar 4008-7A)?
- Summer Breeze has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Breeze in another brand?
- Niagara Falls (PPG 1240-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Breeze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Breeze as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.2; 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.