Polar Star (Valspar 4005-1A)
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Polar Star (Valspar 4005-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar Star
Four Valspar colors picked for Polar Star 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 Polar Star, 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 | Windchill | SW 9636 | 68 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Graytint | 1611 | 68.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gray Shimmer | MQ3-25 | 68.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Polar Star (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar Star
Darker than Polar Star
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-1A |
| Hex | #D7D9D8 |
| RGB | 215, 217, 216 |
| HSL | 150°, 3%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.5, -0.9, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar Star (Valspar 4005-1A), published as #D7D9D8
#C5CFD6
#E9E3D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar Star (Valspar 4005-1A)?
- Polar Star has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar Star is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar Star in another brand?
- Gray Shimmer (Behr MQ3-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar Star warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Polar Star as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; 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.