Valspar

Kindness

8003-47A

Kindness is a pale blue-lavender with a misty gray base. It reads clean and airy. A bedroom ceiling, bath, or nursery benefits when pure blue feels too expected.

On walls, the violet note appears beside warm whites. Soft white trim preserves the delicate read. Pale wood makes the undertone feel deliberate. Avoid strong yellow bulbs when a clearer blue-lavender is the goal.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8003-47A

Kindness 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 Kindness under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Kindness under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

223°

Blue Family

Lightness

86%

Light

Saturation

26%

Muted

LRV

69.0

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

#d3d8e5

RGB Decimal

211, 216, 229

RGB Percent

82.7%, 84.7%, 89.8%

HSL

223.3, 25.7%, 86.3%

HSV

223.3, 7.9%, 89.8%

CMYK

7.9%, 5.7%, 0.0%, 10.2%

YIQ

216.0, -7.2, 3.0

XYZ

65.56, 68.62, 83.92

CIE Lab

86.31, 0.77, -6.97

CIE Luv

86.31, -3.46, -10.91

Hunter Lab

82.84, 0.76, -7.14

Decimal

13883621

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Kindness Freesia Electric Sky Blueberry Patch

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Kindness Whispering Wind Pale Lilac Violet Ice

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Kindness Sand Drift Useful Gray Cheviot

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Kindness Lavender Haze Aloof Monologue

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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Behr

So Blue-Berry

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Benjamin Moore

Whispering Wind

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Glidden

Aster Petal

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Blushing Lilac

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Benjamin Moore

Lavender Ice

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Shady Lady

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Benjamin Moore

Celestia Blue

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Love Crystal

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White Lightning

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Behr

Hint Of Violet

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Glidden

Blue Silk

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Benjamin Moore

Sheer Bliss

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Lavender Memory

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Glidden

Ocean Dream

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Breakwater

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Angelic Blue