Sonic Sky (Valspar 4008-9B)
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Sonic Sky (Valspar 4008-9B) is a light, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sonic Sky
Four Valspar colors picked for Sonic 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 Sonic 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 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bluebelle | 2064-60 | 62.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Little Pond | 550A-3 | 59.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Songbird | 1240-3 | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Sonic Sky (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Sonic Sky
Darker than Sonic Sky
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-9B |
| Hex | #AAD7EF |
| RGB | 170, 215, 239 |
| HSL | 201°, 68%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -9.2, -16.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sonic Sky (Valspar 4008-9B), published as #AAD7EF
#95CDED
#BFE1EF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sonic Sky (Valspar 4008-9B)?
- Sonic Sky has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sonic Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sonic Sky in another brand?
- Bluebelle (BM 2064-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sonic Sky warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sonic Sky as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.5; 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.