High-Speed Steel (Valspar 4005-2B)
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High-Speed Steel (Valspar 4005-2B) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with High-Speed Steel
Four Valspar colors picked for High-Speed Steel 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 High-Speed Steel, 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 | Night Out | SW 9560 | 14 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Trout Gray | 2124-20 | 16.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Platinum Gray | PPF-49 | 15.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Improbable | 1011-5 | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to High-Speed Steel (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than High-Speed Steel
Darker than High-Speed Steel
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-2B |
| Hex | #6B6E71 |
| RGB | 107, 110, 113 |
| HSL | 210°, 3%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.3, -0.5, -2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
High-Speed Steel (Valspar 4005-2B), published as #6B6E71
#5B656F
#7B7771
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of High-Speed Steel (Valspar 4005-2B)?
- High-Speed Steel has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so High-Speed Steel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to High-Speed Steel in another brand?
- Trout Gray (BM 2124-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is High-Speed Steel warm or cool?
- Valspar lists High-Speed Steel as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.1; 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.