Valspar

Carriage Wheel

M330

Carriage Wheel is a dark steel gray with a faint blue-green undertone. It is a practical alternative to black for doors, railings, and built-in shelving. The color needs light at the edges so it does not flatten into a solid block.

Use it with warm white walls, leather, or pale oak for contrast. On an exterior, it can look quieter than charcoal in direct sun. Indoors, choose satin for trim work.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M330

Collection

The Soft Collection

Carriage Wheel in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Carriage Wheel under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Carriage Wheel under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

207°

Cyan Family

Lightness

38%

Dark

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

11.5

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#5b6064

RGB Decimal

91, 96, 100

RGB Percent

35.7%, 37.6%, 39.2%

HSL

206.7, 4.7%, 37.5%

HSV

206.7, 9.0%, 39.2%

CMYK

9.0%, 4.0%, 0.0%, 60.8%

YIQ

95.0, -4.3, 0.2

XYZ

10.80, 11.51, 13.71

CIE Lab

40.43, -1.06, -2.95

CIE Luv

40.43, -2.90, -3.71

Hunter Lab

33.93, -0.77, -2.23

Decimal

5988452

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Carriage Wheel Midnight Blue Black Blue Inkwell

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Carriage Wheel Overcast Supernova Silent Night

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Carriage Wheel Intellectual Warm Onyx Cocoloco

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Carriage Wheel Script Ink Brooklyn Midnight

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Weathervane

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Bracken Slate

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Pencil Point

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Outerspace

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Grays Harbor

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Cloak Gray

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Moody Sky

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Hematite

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Mostly Metal

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Calligraphy

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Down Pipe

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