Valspar

Shallow Skies

V116-1

Valspar Shallow Skies is a pale neutral gray with a whisper of blue-green. The blue-green whisper works best where a plain gray would feel cold. Bedrooms, baths, halls, and laundry rooms benefit when white feels too stark.

Warm white trim, clear oak, or brushed nickel keeps it easy. In cool light, it can become a simple gray-blue. Beige carpet needs a test board nearby because the wall may look cooler by contrast.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V116-1

Shallow Skies 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 Shallow Skies under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Shallow Skies under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

180°

Cyan Family

Lightness

75%

Light

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

53.0

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

#bcc2c2

RGB Decimal

188, 194, 194

RGB Percent

73.7%, 76.1%, 76.1%

HSL

180.0, 4.7%, 74.9%

HSV

180.0, 3.1%, 76.1%

CMYK

3.1%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 23.9%

YIQ

192.2, -3.6, -1.3

XYZ

49.77, 53.17, 58.68

CIE Lab

77.98, -2.06, -0.73

CIE Luv

77.98, -3.35, -0.74

Hunter Lab

72.92, -1.94, -0.69

Decimal

12370626

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Shallow Skies Cobblestone Path Templeton Gray Binary Star

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Shallow Skies Misty Mineral Ice Swirling Water

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Shallow Skies Through the Looking Glass Sleepy Kitten Bare Pink

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Shallow Skies Whirlwind Swag Bag Silver Amethyst Haze

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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Eternity

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Silver Mine

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Sherwin Williams

Lazy Gray

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Behr

Distant Star

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Whirlwind

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New Morn Fog

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Swag Bag Silver

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Rocky Shelter

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Maiden Mist

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Benjamin Moore

Wales Gray

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Gray Timber Wolf

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Sherwin Williams

Krypton

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Train

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Gray Frost

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Patina Gray