Smoked Oyster (Valspar 6005-1C)
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Smoked Oyster (Valspar 6005-1C) is a deep, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Oyster
Four Valspar colors picked for Smoked Oyster 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 Smoked Oyster, 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 | Restoration | SW 9578 | 38 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Upper West Side | CSP-70 | 39.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Quail Ridge | ECC-18-1 | 37.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shadow Taupe | 14-01 | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Smoked Oyster (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Oyster
Darker than Smoked Oyster
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-1C |
| Hex | #AFA69A |
| RGB | 175, 166, 154 |
| HSL | 34°, 12%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.6, 1.1, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Oyster (Valspar 6005-1C), published as #AFA69A
#9F9C98
#C0B09A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Oyster (Valspar 6005-1C)?
- Smoked Oyster has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Oyster is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Oyster in another brand?
- Upper West Side (BM CSP-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoked Oyster warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Smoked Oyster as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.