Tornado Watch (Valspar 6002-2A)
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Tornado Watch (Valspar 6002-2A) is a deep, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tornado Watch
Four Valspar colors picked for Tornado Watch 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 Tornado Watch, 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 | Downing Stone | SW 2821 | 36 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Rockport Gray | HC-105 | 36.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Confederate | N370-4 | 37.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aldabra | 14-28 | 37 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Tornado Watch (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Tornado Watch
Darker than Tornado Watch
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6002-2A |
| Hex | #A5A194 |
| RGB | 165, 161, 148 |
| HSL | 46°, 9%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.2, -0.9, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tornado Watch (Valspar 6002-2A), published as #A5A194
#959792
#B6AB94
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tornado Watch (Valspar 6002-2A)?
- Tornado Watch has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tornado Watch is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tornado Watch in another brand?
- Downing Stone (SW 2821) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tornado Watch warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tornado Watch as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.