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VALSPAR · 8005-1D

Valspar Tabby Cat Gray#958F88 · LRV 28

Tabby Cat Gray reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8005-1D actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR TABBY CAT GRAY
RGB 149, 143, 136 LRV 28

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Tabby Cat Gray
SKU 8005-1D
Hex #958F88
RGB 149, 143, 136
HSL 32°, 6%, 56%
LRV 28
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Gray

About Valspar Tabby Cat Gray

Tabby Cat Gray sits in the mid-range at LRV 28, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Tabby Cat Gray is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Sultry Castle
SKU 0562 · #948D84 · LRV 27
ΔE 1.19 (near-perfect)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1007-5
#97928B
Lazy Afternoon
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 29
14-06
#948E82
Winter Feather
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 27
1022-5
#998E83
Eiffel Tower
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 28
1002-5
#918E8C
Antique Silver
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 27
1009-5
#8E908D
Phoenix Fossil
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 28

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All gray at Behr →
QE-59
#948E89
Water Tower
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 27
PPU18-16
#97928C
Elephant Skin
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 29
790F-4
#928C89
Creek Bend
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 27
770B-5
#998E86
Country Club
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 28
HDC-AC-19
#91908C
Grant Gray
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 28

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9168
#988F85
Elephant Ear
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 28
SW 9171
#979083
Felted Wool
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 28
SW 9172
#958D7F
Studio Clay
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 27
SW 9164
#92948D
Illusive Green
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 29
SW 9131
#949488
Cornwall Slate
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 29

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-146
#918F89
Before & After
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 27
JG-124
#8E897F
Reclaimed Wood
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 25
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 29
JG-138
#8D8E8B
Cozy Up
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 27
JG-07
#869088
Silverado Sage
ΔE 8.35 · LRV 27

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 30
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 27
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 26
NO. 292
#8B8A77
Treron
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 25
NO. 79
#899081
Card Room Green
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.78
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 8.94 · LRV 21
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 9.56 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 10.3 · LRV 34

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.38
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-20
#929392
Wall Street
ΔE 4.38 · LRV
CSP-380
#9F8E84
Studio Clay
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 29
1488
#95917F
Sage Mountain
ΔE 5.56 · LRV
CC-696
#95917F
Taiga
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 29
2140-40
#919284
Storm Cloud Gray
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 29

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.91
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6229
#9C9584
Calico Rock
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 30
DEC750
#9F9180
Bison Beige
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 29
DE6278
#8F9183
Stone Creek
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 28
DE6396
#9B9092
Ashen Plum
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 29
DE6271
#969783
Elemental Green
ΔE 7.88 · LRV 30

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.55
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 6.55 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 9.11 · LRV 38
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 22
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 12.11 · LRV 27

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8006-3E
Worlds Away
LRV 27
V145-4
World's Away
LRV 27.3
8004-30E
Dusky Parakeet
LRV 27
1001-9C
Channel Seal Gray
LRV 27.4
8005-10E
State of Mind
LRV 28
V119-2
Four-Wheel Gray
LRV 26.5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #958F88 in HSL space. Pair Tabby Cat Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#958F88 + #888E95
TRIADIC
#958F88 · #88958F · #8F8895
ANALOGOUS
#958988 · #958F88 · #959588

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.2:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.56:1 AA

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

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