Gray Opal (Valspar 7004-6)
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Gray Opal (Valspar 7004-6) is a very light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Opal
Four Valspar colors picked for Gray Opal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Gray Opal, 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 | Sky High | SW 6504 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Sky | 2131-70 | 75.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Bird Day | BL-W03 | 78.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Summer Shower | 1155-1 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Gray Opal (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Opal
Darker than Gray Opal
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-6 |
| Hex | #DFE9EA |
| RGB | 223, 233, 234 |
| HSL | 185°, 21%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -3.1, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Opal (Valspar 7004-6), published as #DFE9EA
#CDDFE8
#F2F3EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Opal (Valspar 7004-6)?
- Gray Opal has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Opal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Opal in another brand?
- Blue Bird Day (Behr BL-W03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Opal warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gray Opal 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.