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VALSPAR · T678

Valspar Sleepy#BDC2BC · LRV 52.9

Sleepy reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar T678 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SLEEPY
RGB 189, 194, 188 LRV 52.9

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Sleepy
SKU T678
Hex #BDC2BC
RGB 189, 194, 188
HSL 110°, 5%, 75%
LRV 52.9
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Valspar Sleepy

At LRV 52.9, Sleepy 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.

Sleepy 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
Ice Flow
SKU 0448 · #BDC3BD · LRV 54
ΔE 0.5 (imperceptible)
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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 0.53
All gray at Behr →
710E-3
#BEC3BC
Rhino
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 54
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 53
QE-50
#BFBFBA
Gull Gray
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 52
PPU11-11
#BDC4B6
Summer Green
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 54
HDC-WR15-3
#C2BFBC
Noble Gray
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 52

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6205
#BEC3BB
Comfort Gray
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 54
SW 7649
#C2C0BA
Silverplate
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 53
SW 55
#C2C0BB
Light French Gray
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 53
SW 6254
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 54
DE6311
#B7C0BE
Haze Blue
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 51
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 53
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 54
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 49
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 53
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 52
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 8.67 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-490
#BBC3BB
Tranquility
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 53
CSP-730
#BBC3BB
Picnic Basket
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 53
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 53
AF-695
#BEC2C2
Eternity
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 52
1466
#C1BFBA
Smoke Embers
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 51

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 51
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 50
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 55
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 53
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 7.94 · LRV 49

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 52
1128-4
#BEC4B7
Balsam
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 54
10-15
#BDC1C1
Quest
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 53
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 53
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.55
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 11.85 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.24 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.49 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

M320
Swag Bag Silver
LRV 53
T675
Patina Gray
LRV 52.8
V116-1
Shallow Skies
LRV 53
M356
New Morn Fog
LRV 53.7
8004-34C
Adieu
LRV 52
M332
Opalescence
LRV 54.1

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BDC2BC in HSL space. Pair Sleepy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDC2BC + #C1BCC2
TRIADIC
#BDC2BC · #BCBDC2 · #C2BCBD
ANALOGOUS
#C0C2BC · #BDC2BC · #BCC2BE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.81:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.61:1 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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