Valspar

Warm Shale

M219

Warm Shale is a medium gray carrying a faint warm stone undertone. It is quiet and practical. The color can suit offices, mudrooms, cabinetry, or hallway walls when a true cool gray feels too blue.

Because the chroma is low, texture matters more than contrast. Pair it with oak, black steel, or warm white trim. In dim rooms, it may flatten, so add lamps.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M219

Collection

The Bold Collection

Warm Shale 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 Warm Shale under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Warm Shale under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

40°

Orange Family

Lightness

65%

Medium

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

38.5

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

#a8a7a5

RGB Decimal

168, 167, 165

RGB Percent

65.9%, 65.5%, 64.7%

HSL

40.0, 1.7%, 65.3%

HSV

40.0, 1.8%, 65.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 0.6%, 1.8%, 34.1%

YIQ

167.1, 1.2, -0.4

XYZ

36.76, 38.68, 41.13

CIE Lab

68.52, -0.01, 1.15

CIE Luv

68.52, 0.69, 1.67

Hunter Lab

62.19, -0.01, 1.02

Decimal

11052965

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Warm Shale Dolphin Gray Cinder Steamship

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Warm Shale Cement Gray Thundersnow Glacial Ice

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Warm Shale Smokey Lilac Mission Control Irradiant Iris

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Warm Shale Platinum Gray Heliotrope Sharkskin

Closest Paint Matches

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

Valspar

Warm Shale

Glidden

Statue Garden

Valspar

Warm Shale

Benjamin Moore

Platinum Gray

Valspar

Warm Shale

Sherwin Williams

Ellie Gray

Valspar

Warm Shale

Behr

Smokey Wings

Valspar

Warm Shale

Glidden

Hippopotamus

Valspar

Warm Shale

Valspar

Classic Grayscale

Valspar

Warm Shale

Sherwin Williams

Gray Matters

Valspar

Warm Shale

Valspar

Stately Graystone

Valspar

Warm Shale

Glidden

Stepping Stone

Valspar

Warm Shale

Behr

Chain Reaction

Valspar

Warm Shale

Behr

Flipper

Valspar

Warm Shale

Behr

Sharkskin

Valspar

Warm Shale

Sherwin Williams

Gris

Valspar

Warm Shale

Sherwin Williams

Proper Gray

Valspar

Warm Shale

Behr

Great Graphite

Valspar

Warm Shale

Sherwin Williams

Quest Gray