Beach House (VR091C)
A soft, coastal blue-green with gray undertones. Captures the feeling of a weathered seaside cottage. Calming and serene without being dark or bold. One of Valspar's most popular bathroom colors.
About Valspar Beach House
Beach House (VR091C) is a blue from Valspar's collection with an LRV of 58 and soft blue-green undertones. A soft, coastal blue-green with gray undertones. Captures the feeling of a weathered seaside cottage. Calming and serene without being dark or bold. One of Valspar's most popular bathroom colors.
At an LRV of 58, Beach House is a medium-depth color with real presence on the wall. It will add noticeable color and warmth to a room, creating a more cocooning, intimate atmosphere than lighter colors. It works beautifully in rooms with good natural light, and can be used on accent walls in rooms where a full application might feel too enclosed. Pair it with a bright white trim color (LRV 85+) for clean contrast.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV)
Beach House has an LRV of 58, placing it in the medium range on the 0-to-100 scale. LRV measures the percentage of visible light a color reflects. A pure black has an LRV of 0 and a pure white has an LRV of 100. Understanding a color's LRV helps you predict how it will feel in your space: higher LRV means brighter and more spacious, lower LRV means cozier and more intimate.
Undertone Analysis
Beach House has soft blue-green undertones. Undertones are the subtle background colors that become visible in different lighting conditions. Even colors that look "neutral" in the store will reveal their undertones once they are on your walls and interacting with natural light, artificial light, and the colors around them.
A soft, coastal blue-green with gray undertones. Captures the feeling of a weathered seaside cottage. Calming and serene without being dark or bold. One of Valspar's most popular bathroom colors. Neutral undertones give you the most flexibility in decorating. This color should coordinate well with both warm elements (wood, brass, cream) and cool elements (chrome, marble, blue-gray), making it a versatile foundation for any design direction.
Lighting Behavior
Shifts between blue and green depending on light, much like the ocean it evokes. In cool north light, the blue dominates. In warm south light, the green comes forward. Always calming and spa-like.
Every paint color looks different depending on the light source in your room. South-facing rooms get warm, direct sunlight that brings out yellow and warm undertones. North-facing rooms get cool, indirect light that emphasizes blue and gray undertones. East-facing rooms are bright and warm in the morning, cooler in the afternoon. West-facing rooms are the opposite: cool morning, warm afternoon. Incandescent and warm LED bulbs push colors warmer, while cool-white LEDs and fluorescent tubes push colors cooler. To avoid surprises, always test Beach House with a physical sample on your actual wall, and observe it at different times of day before committing.
Best Rooms for Beach House
Valspar recommends Beach House for: bathroom, bedroom, nursery, laundry room, sunroom.
Closest Matches in Other Brands
Find the closest equivalent to Valspar Beach House from other paint brands. Matches are calculated using Delta E (CIE2000), the industry standard for measuring perceptual color difference.
Benjamin Moore Matches
Palladian Blue is more saturated and green. Beach House is softer and grayer. Similar spa quality, different intensity.
View all Benjamin Moore matches →Sherwin Williams Matches
Sea Salt is the closest SW match. Both are soft blue-green grays with a calming, coastal quality.
View all Sherwin Williams matches →Frequently Asked Questions
The closest Sherwin Williams match for Valspar Beach House is Sea Salt (SW 6204) with a Delta E of 4, which rates as a "good match" match. Sea Salt is the closest SW match. Both are soft blue-green grays with a calming, coastal quality. A Delta E under 2 means most people cannot tell the colors apart, while 2 to 4 means the difference is subtle.
Beach House has soft blue-green undertones. A soft, coastal blue-green with gray undertones. Captures the feeling of a weathered seaside cottage. Calming and serene without being dark or bold. One of Valspar's most popular bathroom colors. Undertones become most visible when the color is on a large surface like a wall, and they shift depending on the light source in your room. Always test with a physical sample in your specific space to see how the undertones interact with your lighting, flooring, and furnishings.
Beach House (VR091C) has a Light Reflectance Value (LRV) of 58, which puts it in the medium range. LRV measures the percentage of light a color reflects on a scale from 0 (pure black) to 100 (pure white). At 58, this is a medium-depth color that adds warmth and character while still reflecting a reasonable amount of light.
Beach House leans neutral, with soft blue-green undertones that do not strongly push warm or cool. This makes it one of the more versatile colors in its family, pairing well with both warm and cool accent colors and finishes. Shifts between blue and green depending on light, much like the ocean it evokes. In cool north light, the blue dominates. In warm south light, the green comes forward. Always calming and spa-like.
Color data sourced from manufacturer specifications. Match calculations use Delta E (CIE2000) computed from Lab color space conversion. Last reviewed: March 22, 2026.