Granite Dust (Valspar 5006-1C)
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Granite Dust (Valspar 5006-1C) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Granite Dust
Four Valspar colors picked for Granite Dust 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 Granite Dust, 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 | Argos | SW 7065 | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Metropolitan | AF-690 | 50 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hailstorm Gray | PPU24-17 | 51.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Solstice | 1010-3 | 50 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Granite Dust (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Granite Dust
Darker than Granite Dust
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-1C |
| Hex | #BABCB6 |
| RGB | 186, 188, 182 |
| HSL | 80°, 4%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, -1.8, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Granite Dust (Valspar 5006-1C), published as #BABCB6
#A9B2B4
#CCC6B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Granite Dust (Valspar 5006-1C)?
- Granite Dust has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Granite Dust is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Granite Dust in another brand?
- Metropolitan (BM AF-690) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Granite Dust warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Granite Dust as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.