Soulful Grey (Valspar 6004-1B)
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Soulful Grey (Valspar 6004-1B) is a medium, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soulful Grey
Four Valspar colors picked for Soulful Grey 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 Soulful Grey, 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 | Mindful Gray | SW 7016 | 48 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Thunder | AF-685 | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ashes | UL260-9 | 46.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Soulful Grey (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Soulful Grey
Darker than Soulful Grey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-1B |
| Hex | #BBB8AF |
| RGB | 187, 184, 175 |
| HSL | 45°, 8%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, -0.6, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soulful Grey (Valspar 6004-1B), published as #BBB8AF
#AAAEAD
#CCC2AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soulful Grey (Valspar 6004-1B)?
- Soulful Grey has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soulful Grey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soulful Grey in another brand?
- Ashes (Behr UL260-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soulful Grey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Soulful Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.