Valspar Modern Gray#DBDAD6 · LRV 70
Modern Gray reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8005-1A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Modern Gray |
| SKU | 8005-1A |
| Hex | #DBDAD6 |
| RGB | 219, 218, 214 |
| HSL | 48°, 6%, 85% |
| LRV | 70 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | White |
About Valspar Modern Gray
At LRV 70, Modern Gray 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.
Modern Gray 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all white from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Modern Gray within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DBDAD6 in HSL space. Pair Modern Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.