Frappé (Valspar 6003-1B)
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Frappé (Valspar 6003-1B) is a medium, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frappé
Four Valspar colors picked for Frappé 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 Frappé, 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 | Viaduct | SW 9567 | 50 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Thunder | AF-685 | 48 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glasgow Fog | HDC-NT-06G | 48.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Frappé (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Frappé
Darker than Frappé
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-1B |
| Hex | #BFBAAF |
| RGB | 191, 186, 175 |
| HSL | 41°, 11%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.6, -0.2, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frappé (Valspar 6003-1B), published as #BFBAAF
#AEB0AD
#D0C4AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frappé (Valspar 6003-1B)?
- Frappé has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frappé is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Frappé in another brand?
- Thunder (BM AF-685) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frappé warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Frappé as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.