Newport Gray (Valspar 4011-5)
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Newport Gray (Valspar 4011-5) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Newport Gray
Three Valspar colors picked for Newport Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Newport Gray, 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 | Endless Sea | SW 9150 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | In the Midnight Hour | 1666 | 10.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Spell | 550F-7 | 9.7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oceania | 10-01 | 9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Newport Gray (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Newport Gray
Darker than Newport Gray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4011-5 |
| Hex | #3D5869 |
| RGB | 61, 88, 105 |
| HSL | 203°, 27%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, -5.2, -12.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Newport Gray (Valspar 4011-5), published as #3D5869
#284F67
#506169
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Newport Gray (Valspar 4011-5)?
- Newport Gray has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Newport Gray is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Newport Gray in another brand?
- In the Midnight Hour (BM 1666) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Newport Gray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Newport Gray as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.9; 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.