Elephant Gray
4006-2A · #727A80 · LRV 18.9 — cool blue tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Elephant Gray18.9
- 4Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 5Resolute Blue40
What Color Is Elephant Gray, Really?
Elephant Gray reads as a cool blue tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Valspar 4006-2A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Elephant Gray
Elephant Gray works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Elephant Gray
With an LRV of 18.9, Elephant Gray is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Elephant Gray 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 4006-2A 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 | Foggy DaySW 6235 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 20 | Color page → |
| Behr | Liquid MercuryN510-5 · Behr | 1.5 | 19 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Eclipse2132-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 20 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Favorite FlannelPPG10-19 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 18 | Color page → |
| Glidden | French Grey70BG 19/071 · Glidden | 2.5 | 19 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Industrialized434-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 21 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Elephant Gray 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 #727A80 in HSL space. Pair Elephant Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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