Thalo Night (Valspar 5009-4)
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Thalo Night (Valspar 5009-4) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thalo Night
Three Valspar colors picked for Thalo Night 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 Thalo Night, 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 | Still Water | SW 6223 | 10 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Teal | 2123-10 | 10.6 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blue Fir | S430-7 | 11.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Obligation | 1135-7 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Thalo Night (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Thalo Night
Darker than Thalo Night
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5009-4 |
| Hex | #51605B |
| RGB | 81, 96, 91 |
| HSL | 160°, 8%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.4, -6.9, 0.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thalo Night (Valspar 5009-4), published as #51605B
#415759
#61695B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thalo Night (Valspar 5009-4)?
- Thalo Night has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thalo Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Thalo Night in another brand?
- Blue Fir (Behr S430-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Thalo Night warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Thalo Night as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.9; 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.