Wet Pavement (Valspar 5006-2A)
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Wet Pavement (Valspar 5006-2A) is a deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wet Pavement
Four Valspar colors picked for Wet Pavement 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 Wet Pavement, 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 | Gray Matters | SW 7066 | 39 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Platinum Gray | HC-179 | 39.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Great Graphite | PPU24-18 | 37.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hot Stone | 1007-4 | 39 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Wet Pavement (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Wet Pavement
Darker than Wet Pavement
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-2A |
| Hex | #A6A69F |
| RGB | 166, 166, 159 |
| HSL | 60°, 4%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.9, -1.3, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wet Pavement (Valspar 5006-2A), published as #A6A69F
#959C9D
#B7B09F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wet Pavement (Valspar 5006-2A)?
- Wet Pavement has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wet Pavement is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wet Pavement in another brand?
- Gray Matters (SW 7066) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wet Pavement warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wet Pavement as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.