Tempered Gray (Valspar 4004-1A)
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Tempered Gray (Valspar 4004-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tempered Gray
Four Valspar colors picked for Tempered Gray 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 Tempered Gray, 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 | First Star | SW 7646 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Whisper | CSP-500 | 65.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Tradition | ICC-23 | 69.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fog | 1010-2 | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Tempered Gray (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Tempered Gray
Darker than Tempered Gray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-1A |
| Hex | #D6D5D0 |
| RGB | 214, 213, 208 |
| HSL | 50°, 7%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, -0.5, 2.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tempered Gray (Valspar 4004-1A), published as #D6D5D0
#C4CBCE
#E8DFD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tempered Gray (Valspar 4004-1A)?
- Tempered Gray has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tempered Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tempered Gray in another brand?
- Whisper (BM CSP-500) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tempered Gray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tempered Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.6; 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.