Tempered Gray
4004-1A · #D5D3CC · LRV 64.9 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Tempered Gray64.9
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Tempered Gray, Really?
Tempered Gray reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4004-1A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tempered Gray
Tempered Gray 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Tempered Gray
At LRV 64.9, Tempered Gray 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 Tempered Gray 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 4004-1A 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 | Crushed IceSW 7647 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | EonN370-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Owl2137-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TornadoPPG1009-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Old Fossilstone Grey40YY 64/035 · Glidden | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Weeping Birch405-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Tempered Gray 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 #D5D3CC in HSL space. Pair Tempered Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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