Sable Evening (Valspar 5006-2C)
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Sable Evening (Valspar 5006-2C) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sable Evening
Four Valspar colors picked for Sable Evening 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 Sable Evening, 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 | Night Owl | SW 7061 | 13 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 14.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Black Locust | PPU25-02 | 13.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Armory | 1009-6 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Sable Evening (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Sable Evening
Darker than Sable Evening
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-2C |
| Hex | #636560 |
| RGB | 99, 101, 96 |
| HSL | 84°, 3%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.5, -1.8, 2.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sable Evening (Valspar 5006-2C), published as #636560
#545C5E
#736E60
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sable Evening (Valspar 5006-2C)?
- Sable Evening has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sable Evening is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sable Evening in another brand?
- Night Owl (SW 7061) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sable Evening warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sable Evening as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.6; 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.