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VALSPAR · 8006-11C

Valspar Rocky Shelter#C0C2C2 · LRV 54

Rocky Shelter reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8006-11C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ROCKY SHELTER
RGB 192, 194, 194 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Rocky Shelter
SKU 8006-11C
Hex #C0C2C2
RGB 192, 194, 194
HSL 180°, 2%, 76%
LRV 54
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Valspar Rocky Shelter

At LRV 54, Rocky Shelter is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Rocky Shelter 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.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Place of Dust
SKU 0539 · #C6C3C0 · LRV 55
ΔE 2.72 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 gray from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.68
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6360
#C0C3C4
Foil
ΔE 0.68 · LRV 54
DE6374
#C6C6C6
Silver Polish
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 56
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 52
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-695
#BEC2C2
Eternity
ΔE 1 · LRV 52
1598
#C0C6C5
Silver Lake
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 55
1466
#C1BFBA
Smoke Embers
ΔE 3 · LRV 51
2126-50
#BAC1C6
Gray Timber Wolf
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 52
1585
#B9C5C3
Wales Gray
ΔE 4.85 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-15
#BDC1C1
Quest
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 53
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 53
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 52
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 51
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6254
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 53
SW 55
#C2C0BB
Light French Gray
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 53
SW 7649
#C2C0BA
Silverplate
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 53
SW 6205
#BEC3BB
Comfort Gray
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 50
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 56
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 58
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 7.45 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 58

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All gray at Behr →
MQ2-59
#C6C4C0
Silver City
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 55
HDC-WR15-3
#C2BFBC
Noble Gray
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 52
PPU18-10
#C4BFBC
Natural Gray
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 53
PPU12-10
#BCC6C7
Misty Morn
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 55
710E-3
#BEC3BC
Rhino
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.4
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 55
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 51
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 53
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.52
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.67 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.5 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.78 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Rocky Shelter within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

V116-1
Shallow Skies
LRV 53
M320
Swag Bag Silver
LRV 53
M349
Cube Farm
LRV 53.1
8004-46B
Dolphin at Play
LRV 53
M356
New Morn Fog
LRV 53.7
P035
Elliott Bay
LRV 53.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C0C2C2 in HSL space. Pair Rocky Shelter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C0C2C2 + #C2C0C0
TRIADIC
#C0C2C2 · #C2C0C2 · #C2C2C0
ANALOGOUS
#C0C2C1 · #C0C2C2 · #C0C1C2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.79:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.74:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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