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Valspar Zen Pebble#C6C4BB · LRV 55.1

Zen Pebble reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V145-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ZEN PEBBLE
RGB 198, 196, 187 LRV 55.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Zen Pebble
SKU V145-2
Hex #C6C4BB
RGB 198, 196, 187
HSL 49°, 9%, 75%
LRV 55.1
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Zen Pebble

At LRV 55.1, Zen Pebble 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.

Zen Pebble 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.

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
Rippled Rock
SKU 0580 · #C4C5BC · LRV 55
ΔE 1.51 (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 neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1006-3
#CAC7BF
Early Evening
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 57
1033-3
#C3C7BD
Silent Storm
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 56
1009-3
#C4C7C4
Solitary State
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 57
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 54
1128-4
#BEC4B7
Balsam
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1550
#C5C1B8
Cumulus Cloud
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 52
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 53
1535
#C9C5B8
Seattle Mist
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 55
1485
#C8C6B9
Brushed Aluminum
ΔE 1.83 · LRV
1570
#BFC6BB
Gray Wisp
ΔE 4.49 · LRV

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 58
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 54
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 58
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 55
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7649
#C2C0BA
Silverplate
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 53
SW 7641
#C6C0B6
Colonnade Gray
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 53
SW 7022
#CCC5BD
Alpaca
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 56
SW 6205
#BEC3BB
Comfort Gray
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.08
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 53
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 53
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 6.95 · LRV 60

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 53
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 57
DE6374
#C6C6C6
Silver Polish
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 56
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 54
DE6360
#C0C3C4
Foil
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 54

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All neutral at Behr →
MQ2-59
#C6C4C0
Silver City
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 55
UL260-16
#C7C5C1
Silver Sateen
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 56
N230-3
#C8C1B6
Armadillo
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 54
PPU5-08
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 55
PPU5-8
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 55

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.56
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 10.94 · LRV 41
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.51 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 14.78 · LRV 51
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.8 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

M252
Rocky Cliff
LRV 54.6
M341
Clay Figurine
LRV 54.2
M204
Swiss Livery
LRV 55.4
M354
Cool Sea Air
LRV 54.8
5006-1B
Notre Dame
LRV 56.8
M111
Feathers of a Dove
LRV 53.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6C4BB in HSL space. Pair Zen Pebble with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6C4BB + #BBBDC6
TRIADIC
#C6C4BB · #BBC6C4 · #C4BBC6
ANALOGOUS
#C6BFBB · #C6C4BB · #C3C6BB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.75:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.01:1 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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