Big Apple
8006-2F · #8E8A81 · LRV 25 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Big Apple25
- 4Stardew43
- 5Quietude48
What Color Is Big Apple, Really?
Big Apple reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar 8006-2F behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Big Apple
Big Apple is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Big Apple
Big Apple sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Big Apple 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 8006-2F 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 | AlloySW 9569 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 25 | Color page → |
| Behr | Naturalist GrayN380-5 · Behr | 2.7 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Castle GateCSP-75 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 26 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DownpourPPG1010-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 25 | Color page → |
| Glidden | DownpourPPG1010-5 · Glidden | 3.3 | 25 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Promising Gray439-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 24 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Big Apple 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 #8E8A81 in HSL space. Pair Big Apple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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