Voyage (Valspar 4006-1B)
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Voyage (Valspar 4006-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Voyage
Four Valspar colors picked for Voyage 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 Voyage, 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 | Krypton | SW 6247 | 52 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Thundercloud Gray | 2124-40 | 50.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Skyline Steel | 750E-3 | 52 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Frost | 1012-4 | 51 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Voyage (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Voyage
Darker than Voyage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4006-1B |
| Hex | #B5BBC0 |
| RGB | 181, 187, 192 |
| HSL | 207°, 8%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.6, -1.1, -3.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Voyage (Valspar 4006-1B), published as #B5BBC0
#A3B1BE
#C7C5C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Voyage (Valspar 4006-1B)?
- Voyage has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Voyage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Voyage in another brand?
- Thundercloud Gray (BM 2124-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Voyage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Voyage as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.2; 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.