Notre Dame
5006-1B · #C8C7BF · LRV 56.8 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Notre Dame56.8
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Notre Dame, Really?
Notre Dame reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 5006-1B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Notre Dame
Notre Dame 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Notre Dame
At LRV 56.8, Notre Dame 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.
Most complaints about Notre Dame 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 5006-1B 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 | AntimonySW 9552 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver MarlinN360-2 · Behr | 0.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Chain1472 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Early EveningPPG1006-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Early EveningPPG1006-3 · Glidden | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Silver445-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Notre Dame 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 #C8C7BF in HSL space. Pair Notre Dame with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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