Gray Silt (Valspar 6002-1C)
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Gray Silt (Valspar 6002-1C) is a deep, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Silt
Four Valspar colors picked for Gray Silt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Gray Silt, 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 | Chatroom | SW 6171 | 41 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea Gull Gray | ES-72 | 40 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Terrace Taupe | PPF-33 | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Gray Silt (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Silt
Darker than Gray Silt
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-1C |
| Hex | #ACA799 |
| RGB | 172, 167, 153 |
| HSL | 44°, 10%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.5, -0.7, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Silt (Valspar 6002-1C), published as #ACA799
#9C9D97
#BDB199
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Silt (Valspar 6002-1C)?
- Gray Silt has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Silt is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Silt in another brand?
- Sea Gull Gray (BM ES-72) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Gray Silt warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gray Silt as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.