Warm Putty (Valspar 6006-1A)
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Warm Putty (Valspar 6006-1A) is a light, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warm Putty
Four Valspar colors picked for Warm Putty 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 Warm Putty, 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 | Limewash | SW 9589 | 67 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Balboa Mist | 1549 | 65.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pebbled Shore | ECC-18-2 | 66.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Warm Putty (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Warm Putty
Darker than Warm Putty
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-1A |
| Hex | #DAD4C8 |
| RGB | 218, 212, 200 |
| HSL | 40°, 20%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 0.0, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warm Putty (Valspar 6006-1A), published as #DAD4C8
#C9CAC6
#ECDEC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warm Putty (Valspar 6006-1A)?
- Warm Putty has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warm Putty is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Warm Putty in another brand?
- Pebbled Shore (Behr ECC-18-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Warm Putty warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Warm Putty as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.