Ashen Grey (Valspar 6004-1C)
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Ashen Grey (Valspar 6004-1C) is a medium, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ashen Grey
Four Valspar colors picked for Ashen Grey 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 Ashen 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 | Warm Pewter | SW 9572 | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Upper West Side | CSP-70 | 39.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | City Of Bridges | BXC-16 | 42.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shadow Taupe | 14-01 | 41 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Ashen Grey (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Ashen Grey
Darker than Ashen Grey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-1C |
| Hex | #B3ABA1 |
| RGB | 179, 171, 161 |
| HSL | 33°, 11%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.4, 1.1, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ashen Grey (Valspar 6004-1C), published as #B3ABA1
#A2A19F
#C4B5A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ashen Grey (Valspar 6004-1C)?
- Ashen Grey has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ashen Grey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ashen Grey in another brand?
- Shadow Taupe (PPG 14-01) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Ashen Grey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ashen Grey as warm, with a Warm 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.