Bleached Shadow (Valspar 4002-1C)
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Bleached Shadow (Valspar 4002-1C) is a deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bleached Shadow
Four Valspar colors picked for Bleached Shadow 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 Bleached Shadow, 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 | Polished Concrete | SW 9167 | 32 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Soho Loft | CSP-10 | 30.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Puddle | 790B-4 | 30.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lazy Afternoon | 1007-5 | 29 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Bleached Shadow (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Bleached Shadow
Darker than Bleached Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4002-1C |
| Hex | #9C9592 |
| RGB | 156, 149, 146 |
| HSL | 18°, 5%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.2, 2.0, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bleached Shadow (Valspar 4002-1C), published as #9C9592
#8C8B90
#AD9F92
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bleached Shadow (Valspar 4002-1C)?
- Bleached Shadow has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bleached Shadow is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bleached Shadow in another brand?
- Polished Concrete (SW 9167) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bleached Shadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bleached Shadow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.