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VALSPAR · 4006-3A

Valspar Silver Dusk#BACCD6 · LRV 58.4

Silver Dusk reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4006-3A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SILVER DUSK
RGB 186, 204, 214 LRV 58.4

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Silver Dusk
SKU 4006-3A
Hex #BACCD6
RGB 186, 204, 214
HSL 201°, 25%, 78%
LRV 58.4
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Silver Dusk

At LRV 58.4, Silver Dusk is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Silver Dusk 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
Water Droplet
SKU 0503 · #BDC9CE · LRV 57
ΔE 2.67 (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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.99
All gray at Behr →
PPU14-15
#B7CAD6
Denim Light
ΔE 0.99 · LRV 57
N530-3
#BDCCD1
High Speed Access
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 59
MQ3-58
#BFCBD1
Alice White
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 58
UL240-14
#BDCAD8
Melody
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 58
750E-3
#B9D0D5
Skyline Steel
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9145
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 56
SW 6807
#B8CDDD
Wondrous Blue
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 59
SW 6534
#BBC7D2
Icy
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 56
SW 6239
#BFC9D0
Upward
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 57
SW 6225
#BCCBCE
Sleepy Blue
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 58

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1155-4
#BCCEDB
Constellation
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 60
1040-2
#C0CED6
Keepsakes
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 60
1160-2
#C1CEDA
Magical
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 61
1151-3
#B4D0D9
Midsummer's Dream
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 60
1165-3
#BFC7D4
Northern Exposure
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 57

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
835
#BAD1DC
Grand Rapids
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 62
2129-60
#C1CDD3
Mt. Rainier Gray
ΔE 2.4 · LRV
2130-60
#C1CAD1
Iced Slate
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 58
1626
#C0CACD
Gentle Gray
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 57
821
#BACBDF
Blue Ice
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5813
#BED3E1
Two Harbors
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 63
DE5820
#C5D1DA
Polished Silver
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 63
DE5869
#C2D2E0
Oceana Drive
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 63
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 57
DE5883
#C1D1E2
Drenched Rain
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.9
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 6.63 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 7.63 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.75
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.74 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.35 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.44 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 56
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 55
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 55
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.5
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 7.5 · LRV 62
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 9.91 · LRV 59
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 10.1 · LRV 59
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 10.16 · LRV 63
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 11.87 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8003-42C
Crisp Collar
LRV 59
T663
Happy-Go-Lucky
LRV 59.8
V108-2
Arctic Circle
LRV 60.2
P109
Baby Boots
LRV 59.7
8004-44B
Snow Flurries
LRV 58
V107-2
Rich Porcelain Blue
LRV 60.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BACCD6 in HSL space. Pair Silver Dusk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BACCD6 + #D6C4BA
TRIADIC
#BACCD6 · #D6BACC · #CCD6BA
ANALOGOUS
#BAD6D2 · #BACCD6 · #BABED6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.7:1 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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