Valspar

Cool Vapor

V173

Cool Vapor is a bright neutral gray with a slight green-beige undertone. It can act as a quiet wall color in hallways, bedrooms, or offices where pure white feels unfinished. The color is bright, but it still needs clean trim to look intentional.

Creamy finishes will warm it. Blue-gray furniture can make it seem cooler. Sample beside the largest fixed surfaces, because this kind of near-neutral changes with every neighbor.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V173

Collection

Popular

Cool Vapor 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 Cool Vapor under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cool Vapor under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Green

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

90°

Green Family

Lightness

86%

Light

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

70.9

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

#dadcd8

RGB Decimal

218, 220, 216

RGB Percent

85.5%, 86.3%, 84.7%

HSL

90.0, 5.4%, 85.5%

HSV

90.0, 1.8%, 86.3%

CMYK

0.9%, 0.0%, 1.8%, 13.7%

YIQ

218.9, 0.1, -1.7

XYZ

66.90, 71.05, 75.15

CIE Lab

87.51, -1.39, 1.71

CIE Luv

87.51, -0.91, 2.84

Hunter Lab

84.29, -1.37, 1.68

Decimal

14343384

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cool Vapor Half Moon Crest Steel Curtain Sage Green

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cool Vapor Pacific Pearl Ceiling Bright White Baby's Breath

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cool Vapor Soft Silk London Calling Misty Lilac

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cool Vapor Tinsmith Shining Scale Evaporation

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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Fleur de Sel

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Calm Cool and Collected

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Evening White

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Benjamin Moore

Ice Fog

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Modern Gray

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Glidden

Thin Ice

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Old Sterling

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Behr

Drizzle

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Pixel White

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Glidden

Shining Scale

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Rocky Mountain Mist

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Behr

Shiny Luster

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Benjamin Moore

Graytint

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Sheer Light

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Frosty White