Polished Silver (Valspar 4008-1B)
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Polished Silver (Valspar 4008-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Silver
Four Valspar colors picked for Polished Silver 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 Polished Silver, 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 | Colonial Revival Gray | SW 2832 | 48 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Springs | 1592 | 48.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Lunar Surface | N460-3 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Polished Silver (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Silver
Darker than Polished Silver
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-1B |
| Hex | #B4B8B7 |
| RGB | 180, 184, 183 |
| HSL | 165°, 3%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, -1.6, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Silver (Valspar 4008-1B), published as #B4B8B7
#A3AEB5
#C6C2B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Silver (Valspar 4008-1B)?
- Polished Silver has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Silver in another brand?
- Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polished Silver warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Polished Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.