Mountain Smoke (Valspar 6004-2B)
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Mountain Smoke (Valspar 6004-2B) is a deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Smoke
Four Valspar colors picked for Mountain Smoke 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 Mountain Smoke, 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 | Going Grey | SW 9554 | 22 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tweed Coat | CSP-85 | 23.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pier | PPU8-22 | 23.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | So Sublime | 1006-5 | 23 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Mountain Smoke (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Smoke
Darker than Mountain Smoke
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-2B |
| Hex | #87837B |
| RGB | 135, 131, 123 |
| HSL | 40°, 5%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.9, 0.0, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Smoke (Valspar 6004-2B), published as #87837B
#777A79
#978C7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Smoke (Valspar 6004-2B)?
- Mountain Smoke has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Smoke is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Smoke in another brand?
- Tweed Coat (BM CSP-85) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Smoke warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mountain Smoke 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.