Valspar

Cats Meow

8004-38C

Cats Meow is a muted light blue gray, almost a weathered slate pastel. It has enough gray to stay grown-up. Bathrooms, guest rooms, and ceilings can use that whisper of color.

The blue becomes clearer beside white tile. Beige floors can push it dustier. If the room faces north, use a larger board before deciding, because the color may lose its softness and turn chilly.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8004-38C

Cats Meow in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Cats Meow under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cats Meow under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

198°

Cyan Family

Lightness

68%

Medium

Saturation

19%

Muted

LRV

44.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#9fb4bd

RGB Decimal

159, 180, 189

RGB Percent

62.4%, 70.6%, 74.1%

HSL

198.0, 18.5%, 68.2%

HSV

198.0, 15.9%, 74.1%

CMYK

15.9%, 4.8%, 0.0%, 25.9%

YIQ

174.7, -15.4, -1.6

XYZ

39.80, 43.69, 54.48

CIE Lab

72.02, -5.31, -7.02

CIE Luv

72.02, -11.60, -9.71

Hunter Lab

66.10, -4.79, -6.72

Decimal

10466493

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cats Meow Shale Blue Blue Nuthatch Catalina Coast

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cats Meow Happy Go Lucky Sweet Illusion Lily White

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cats Meow Cocoa Craving Smoked Mauve Sweet Pastel

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cats Meow Upscale Nursery Wall Evening Slipper

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Cats Meow Upscale Central Mauve Evening Slipper

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Dockside Blue

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Faded Flaxflower

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Glidden

Peace

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Benjamin Moore

Buxton Blue

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Nantucket Fog

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Santorini Blue

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Glidden

Blue By You

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Behr

Ovation

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Artisan Blue

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Blue Goblin

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Palisade Blue

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Benjamin Moore

Colorado Gray

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Hibernate

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Early Morning

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Slate Blue

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