Autumn Fog (Valspar 4007-1B)
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Autumn Fog (Valspar 4007-1B) 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 Autumn Fog
Four Valspar colors picked for Autumn Fog 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 Autumn Fog, 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 | Mineral | SW 9637 | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Springs | 1592 | 48.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Meteor Shower | N450-3 | 47.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoke Screen | 1038-4 | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Autumn Fog (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Autumn Fog
Darker than Autumn Fog
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4007-1B |
| Hex | #B2BABC |
| RGB | 178, 186, 188 |
| HSL | 192°, 7%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, -2.4, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Autumn Fog (Valspar 4007-1B), published as #B2BABC
#A0B0BA
#C4C4BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Autumn Fog (Valspar 4007-1B)?
- Autumn Fog has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Autumn Fog is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Autumn Fog in another brand?
- Blue Springs (BM 1592) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Autumn Fog warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Autumn Fog as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.