Silver Dusk
4006-3A · #BACCD6 · LRV 58.4 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Silver Dusk58.4
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Silver Dusk, Really?
Silver Dusk reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4006-3A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Dusk
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Silver Dusk 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 4006-3A 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 | Wondrous BlueSW 6807 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Denim LightPPU14-15 · Behr | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | IntuitionCSP-610 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ConstellationPPG1155-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Stencil Blue70BG 58/103 · Glidden | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Weathered338-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
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.
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 #BACCD6 in HSL space. Pair Silver Dusk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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