Moon Shadow
8005-11A · #DCD8D6 · LRV 69 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Moon Shadow, Really?
Moon Shadow reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8005-11A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Moon Shadow
Moon Shadow 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 Moon Shadow
At LRV 69, Moon Shadow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Moon Shadow 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 8005-11A 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 | First StarSW 7646 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Smoked Oyster780A-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Bells1458 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Moon Shadow 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 #DCD8D6 in HSL space. Pair Moon Shadow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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