Winter Calm (Valspar 4001-1B)
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Winter Calm (Valspar 4001-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Calm
Four Valspar colors picked for Winter Calm by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Winter Calm, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Ponder | SW 7079 | 48 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Through the Looking Glass | CSP-495 | 51 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | French Lilac | PPU16-10 | 48.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Marble | 1002-4 | 46 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Winter Calm (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Calm
Darker than Winter Calm
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-1B |
| Hex | #BBB4B3 |
| RGB | 187, 180, 179 |
| HSL | 8°, 6%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, 2.3, 1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Calm (Valspar 4001-1B), published as #BBB4B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Calm (Valspar 4001-1B)?
- Winter Calm has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Calm is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Calm in another brand?
- Ponder (SW 7079) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Calm warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Winter Calm as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.