Gray Expose
5007-2A · #97978C · LRV 30.6 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Gray Expose30.6
- 4Stardew43
- 5Palladian Blue60
What Color Is Gray Expose, Really?
Gray Expose reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar 5007-2A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Expose
Gray Expose 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 Gray Expose
Gray Expose sits in the mid-range at LRV 30.6, 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 Gray Expose 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 5007-2A 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 | Evergreen FogSW 9130 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Hunters HollowMQ6-21 · Behr | 1.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Graystone1475 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 31 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Steeped TeaPPG0999-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steeped TeaPPG0999-4 · Glidden | 2.7 | 30 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Padlock Gray438-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 31 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Expose 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 #97978C in HSL space. Pair Gray Expose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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