Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A)
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Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Modest Silver
Four Valspar colors picked for Modest Silver 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 Modest Silver, 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 | Grayish | SW 6001 | 60 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Angelica | AF-665 | 61.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soft Lilac | N140-1A | 63.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Free Reign | 1004-2 | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Modest Silver (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Modest Silver
Darker than Modest Silver
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-1A |
| Hex | #D0CAC7 |
| RGB | 208, 202, 199 |
| HSL | 20°, 9%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, 1.5, 2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A), published as #D0CAC7
#BFC0C5
#E2D4C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Modest Silver (Valspar 4002-1A)?
- Modest Silver has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Modest Silver is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Modest Silver in another brand?
- Grayish (SW 6001) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Modest Silver warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Modest Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.2; 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.