Irish Moor
8004-32C · #BFC5BB · LRV 55 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Irish Moor55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Irish Moor, Really?
Irish Moor reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-32C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Irish Moor
Irish Moor 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Irish Moor
At LRV 55, Irish Moor is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Irish Moor 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 8004-32C 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 | Comfort GraySW 6205 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | RiverdaleN410-3 · Behr | 0.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Wisp1570 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent StormPPG1033-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BalsamPPG1128-4 · Glidden | 1.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Grayed Wolf426-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Irish Moor 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 #BFC5BB in HSL space. Pair Irish Moor with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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