Filtered Shade (Valspar 4003-1B)
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Filtered Shade (Valspar 4003-1B) 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 Filtered Shade
Four Valspar colors picked for Filtered Shade 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 Filtered Shade, 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 | Zircon | SW 7667 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cement Gray | 2112-60 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gentle Rain | 790E-2 | 58.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Elusion | 1005-2 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Filtered Shade (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Filtered Shade
Darker than Filtered Shade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4003-1B |
| Hex | #CDCBC8 |
| RGB | 205, 203, 200 |
| HSL | 36°, 5%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, 0.2, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Filtered Shade (Valspar 4003-1B), published as #CDCBC8
#BCC1C6
#DFD5C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Filtered Shade (Valspar 4003-1B)?
- Filtered Shade has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Filtered Shade is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Filtered Shade in another brand?
- Cement Gray (BM 2112-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Filtered Shade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Filtered Shade as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; 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.