Notre Dame (Valspar 5006-1B)
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Notre Dame (Valspar 5006-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Notre Dame
Four Valspar colors picked for Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame, 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 | Antimony | SW 9552 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stonington Gray | HC-170 | 59.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver City | MQ2-59 | 57.5 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Notre Dame (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Notre Dame
Darker than Notre Dame
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-1B |
| Hex | #C9C9C3 |
| RGB | 201, 201, 195 |
| HSL | 60°, 5%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, -1.1, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Notre Dame (Valspar 5006-1B), published as #C9C9C3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Notre Dame (Valspar 5006-1B)?
- Notre Dame has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Notre Dame is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Notre Dame in another brand?
- Silver City (Behr MQ2-59) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Notre Dame warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Notre Dame as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.