Urban Sunrise (Valspar 4004-1B)
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Urban Sunrise (Valspar 4004-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Urban Sunrise
Four Valspar colors picked for Urban Sunrise 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 Urban Sunrise, 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 | Gray Clouds | SW 7658 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coventry Gray | HC-169 | 48.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunar Surface | N460-3 | 48 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Urban Sunrise (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Urban Sunrise
Darker than Urban Sunrise
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-1B |
| Hex | #B6B8B5 |
| RGB | 182, 184, 181 |
| HSL | 100°, 2%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -1.3, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Urban Sunrise (Valspar 4004-1B), published as #B6B8B5
#A5AEB3
#C8C2B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Urban Sunrise (Valspar 4004-1B)?
- Urban Sunrise has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Urban Sunrise is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Urban Sunrise in another brand?
- Lunar Surface (Behr N460-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Urban Sunrise warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Urban Sunrise as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.