Valspar

Graceful Gray

8006-2E

Graceful Gray is a medium gray with a warm taupe-beige cast. The taupe cast makes bedroom walls warmer than standard gray. The color works in bedrooms, offices, or hallway walls where cooler gray would feel too crisp.

It has enough depth to outline white trim without darkening the room too much. Pair with cream fabrics or natural wood. If the floor is already beige, test for a muddy effect before using it broadly.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8006-2E

Graceful Gray 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 Graceful Gray under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Graceful Gray under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

38°

Orange Family

Lightness

63%

Medium

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

37.0

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

#a8a298

RGB Decimal

168, 162, 152

RGB Percent

65.9%, 63.5%, 59.6%

HSL

37.5, 8.4%, 62.7%

HSV

37.5, 9.5%, 65.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 3.6%, 9.5%, 34.1%

YIQ

162.7, 6.8, -1.9

XYZ

34.74, 36.43, 34.91

CIE Lab

66.85, 0.37, 5.96

CIE Luv

66.85, 4.10, 8.41

Hunter Lab

60.36, 0.33, 5.07

Decimal

11051672

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Graceful Gray Steeped Tea Sweater Weather Deep Creek

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Graceful Gray Colonnade Gray Cinema Screen Salt

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Graceful Gray Smokey Lilac Charcoal Linen Breathtaking

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Graceful Gray Wandering Willow Flexible Gray Serene Scene

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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