Asian Silk
V095-1 · #DAD2B5 · LRV 64.3 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Asian Silk64.3
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Asian Silk, Really?
Asian Silk reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V095-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Asian Silk
Asian Silk is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Asian Silk
At LRV 64.3, Asian Silk is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Asian Silk are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar V095-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Dirty MartiniSW 9119 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | SpringdayMQ3-14 · Behr | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Carrington BeigeHC-93 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sand FossilPPG1098-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shy Gold50YY 61/152 · Glidden | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hampshire Beige322-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Asian Silk within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAD2B5 in HSL space. Pair Asian Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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