Gray Shimmer (Valspar 7004-9)
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Gray Shimmer (Valspar 7004-9) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Shimmer
Four Valspar colors picked for Gray Shimmer 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 Shimmer, 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 | Spatial White | SW 6259 | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Garlic Bulb | 2112-70 | 74.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ambience White | PR-W08 | 79.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Whisper | 1014-2 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Gray Shimmer (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Shimmer
Darker than Gray Shimmer
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-9 |
| Hex | #E4E3E2 |
| RGB | 228, 227, 226 |
| HSL | 30°, 4%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 0.2, 0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Shimmer (Valspar 7004-9), published as #E4E3E2
#D2D9E0
#F6EDE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Shimmer (Valspar 7004-9)?
- Gray Shimmer has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Shimmer is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Shimmer in another brand?
- Gray Whisper (PPG 1014-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Shimmer warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gray Shimmer as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.6; 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.