Soft Stones (Valspar 6008-1C)
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Soft Stones (Valspar 6008-1C) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Stones
Four Valspar colors picked for Soft Stones by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Soft Stones, 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 | Peace of Mind | SW 9510 | 49 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brick House Tan | CW-145 | 50.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Wilderness Gray | HDC-FL13-10 | 49.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Soft Stones (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Stones
Darker than Soft Stones
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-1C |
| Hex | #C5BBA8 |
| RGB | 197, 187, 168 |
| HSL | 39°, 20%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, 0.3, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Stones (Valspar 6008-1C), published as #C5BBA8
#B4B1A6
#D6C5A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Stones (Valspar 6008-1C)?
- Soft Stones has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Stones is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Stones in another brand?
- Wilderness Gray (Behr HDC-FL13-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Stones warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Soft Stones as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.