Fragile Blue (Valspar 7004-10)
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Fragile Blue (Valspar 7004-10) 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 Fragile Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Fragile Blue 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 Fragile Blue, 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 | Blue Iris | SW 9687 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Cloud | 2126-60 | 69.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Script White | N540-1 | 72.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spring Thaw | 1013-2 | 71 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Fragile Blue (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Fragile Blue
Darker than Fragile Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-10 |
| Hex | #D9DCDE |
| RGB | 217, 220, 222 |
| HSL | 204°, 7%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -0.6, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fragile Blue (Valspar 7004-10), published as #D9DCDE
#C7D2DC
#ECE6DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fragile Blue (Valspar 7004-10)?
- Fragile Blue has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fragile Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fragile Blue in another brand?
- Spring Thaw (PPG 1013-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fragile Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fragile Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; 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.