Valspar

Tornado Watch

6002-2A

Tornado Watch is deep warm gray beige, like weathered concrete with a taupe cast. The taupe cast gives this deep neutral enough warmth for offices, bedrooms, and weathered exterior stone. Offices and bedrooms work well when a neutral needs weight without sliding brown.

Exterior schemes can use it too, provided the trim gives clear contrast. Black metal sharpens the color, and oak keeps it warmer. Fixed stone deserves a sample before the whole room commits.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

6002-2A

Tornado Watch 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 Tornado Watch under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Tornado Watch under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Low

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

40°

Orange Family

Lightness

59%

Medium

Saturation

10%

Very Muted

LRV

33.0

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

#a29b8d

RGB Decimal

162, 155, 141

RGB Percent

63.5%, 60.8%, 55.3%

HSL

40.0, 10.1%, 59.4%

HSV

40.0, 13.0%, 63.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 4.3%, 13.0%, 36.5%

YIQ

155.5, 8.7, -2.9

XYZ

31.43, 33.05, 29.92

CIE Lab

64.20, 0.07, 8.25

CIE Luv

64.20, 4.96, 11.51

Hunter Lab

57.49, 0.06, 6.78

Decimal

10656653

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Tornado Watch Equestrian Gray Mossy Aura Aged Olive

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Tornado Watch Ghost Writer Goose Feathers Glacial Ice

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Tornado Watch River Tour Vessel Gray Himalayan Poppy

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Tornado Watch Zebra Grass Tribeca Farm Fresh

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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Ashley Gray

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Waynesboro Taupe

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Pewter Tankard

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Pavestone

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Glidden

Gray By Me

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Benjamin Moore

River Gorge Gray

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Rock Slide

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Downtown

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Shiitake

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Stonehenge Greige

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Briarwood

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Aspen Gray

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Rustic Taupe

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Acier

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Glidden

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