Tourmaline
V036-1 · Valspar
BlueView Tourmaline V036-1 on the Valspar site ↗Hex
#C9DAE8
LRV
68
Family
Blue
V036-1
Color profile
Light value
68 · Light
Undertone
Cool cool, blue lean
Family
Blue
“At LRV 68, Tourmaline is a light blue that reflects most light. Tourmaline carries a cool undertone. Valspar files Tourmaline under Blue.”— Valspar
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 68 Light · reflects plenty of light and keeps a room open
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around TourmalineThis colorTourmalineValspar · V036-1
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Tap any color to compareTourmaline vs Blue Tulle
68LRV68
#C9DAE8Hex#C9D9E5
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Tourmaline vs Blueberry Ice
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#C9D8E6
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Tourmaline vs Easy on the Eyes
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#C6D9E6
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Tourmaline vs Cache Blue
68LRV66
#C9DAE8Hex#C3D7E6
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Tourmaline vs City of Lights
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#CBD8E3
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Tourmaline vs Soft Blue
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#C7D8E2
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareTourmaline vs Celestial Light
68LRV68
#C9DAE8Hex#C7DAE8
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Celestial Light is near-identical compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Vitamin Sea
68LRV71
#C9DAE8Hex#C8DDEE
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Vitamin Sea is very close match · 3 points lighter · cooler compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Rhythmic Blue
68LRV69
#C9DAE8Hex#CCDBE5
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Rhythmic Blue is very close match · warmer compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Misty Blue
68LRV66
#C9DAE8Hex#C7D5E4
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Misty Blue is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Blue Me Away
68LRV70
#C9DAE8Hex#C9DCE7
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Blue Me Away is very close match · 2 points lighter compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Touch Of Blue
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#C2D7E9
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Touch Of Blue is very close match · 1 points darker · cooler compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Lake Placid
68LRV65
#C9DAE8Hex#C5D3DF
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Lake Placid is very close match · 4 points darker compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Icelandic
68LRV67
#C9DAE8Hex#CBD8E1
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Icelandic is very close match · warmer compared with Tourmaline.
Tourmaline vs Kakelugn
68LRV62
#C9DAE8Hex#C5D1D8
BlueFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Kakelugn is close match · 6 points darker · warmer compared with Tourmaline.
Palettes with Tourmaline
Tourmaline, answered
What is the LRV of Tourmaline?
Tourmaline (V036-1) by Valspar has a Light Reflectance Value of 68, so it reflects most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the light range.
Is Tourmaline a warm or cool color?
Tourmaline has a cool undertone (cool, blue lean).
What is the closest match to Tourmaline from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Tourmaline is Celestial Light (MQ3-24) by Behr, near-identical.
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