Silver Thistle Down
8006-4B · #D1D0CA · LRV 63 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Upward57
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What Color Is Silver Thistle Down, Really?
Silver Thistle Down reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8006-4B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Thistle Down
Silver Thistle Down 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 Thistle Down
At LRV 63, Silver Thistle Down 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 Silver Thistle Down 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 8006-4B 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 | Skipping RocksSW 9551 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gazebo GrayPPF-18 · Behr | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Barren Plain2111-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElusionPPG1005-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Allegheny RiverPPG0997-1 · Glidden | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Fog439-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Thistle Down 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 #D1D0CA in HSL space. Pair Silver Thistle Down with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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