Valspar

London Calling

8004-48A

London Calling is a pale neutral gray with the faintest lavender cast. It is cleaner than beige. Use it in bedrooms, offices, or hallways where the room needs a soft gray that will not shout color.

Cool lighting can push it more blue-violet. Warm wood balances the gray. Build the palette around crisp trim and simple black accents. Test beside taupe furniture before painting.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8004-48A

London Calling 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 London Calling under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar London Calling under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Purple

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

270°

Purple Family

Lightness

84%

Light

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

66.0

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

#d5d4d6

RGB Decimal

213, 212, 214

RGB Percent

83.5%, 83.1%, 83.9%

HSL

270.0, 2.4%, 83.5%

HSV

270.0, 0.9%, 83.9%

CMYK

0.5%, 0.9%, 0.0%, 16.1%

YIQ

212.5, -0.0, 0.8

XYZ

63.12, 66.09, 73.05

CIE Lab

85.04, 0.71, -0.87

CIE Luv

85.04, 0.45, -1.45

Hunter Lab

81.29, 0.69, -0.86

Decimal

14013654

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

London Calling Ash Grove Mysterious Mauve Tempest

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

London Calling Soft Silk Violet Hush Dreamy Cloud

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

London Calling Polar Star Coventry Gray Frostine

Analogous

Adjacent colors

London Calling Enigma Moondance Feathered Violet

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

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