Sandstone Gray (Valspar 7004-18)
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Sandstone Gray (Valspar 7004-18) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandstone Gray
Four Valspar colors picked for Sandstone Gray 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 Sandstone Gray, 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 | First Star | SW 7646 | 69 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Shoreline | 1471 | 67.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Subtle Touch | 790E-1 | 70.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fog | 1010-2 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Sandstone Gray (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandstone Gray
Darker than Sandstone Gray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-18 |
| Hex | #D8D7D4 |
| RGB | 216, 215, 212 |
| HSL | 45°, 5%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -0.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandstone Gray (Valspar 7004-18), published as #D8D7D4
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#EAE1D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandstone Gray (Valspar 7004-18)?
- Sandstone Gray has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandstone Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sandstone Gray in another brand?
- Shoreline (BM 1471) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sandstone Gray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sandstone Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.