Valspar US Academy Gray 5001-2A

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What are Valspar US Academy Gray undertones?
Is Academy Gray 5001-2A cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Academy Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Academy Gray 5001-2A
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	5001-2A
Name:	Academy Gray
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Academy Gray?

Let's dive into a full Academy Gray paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 5001-2A. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar US Academy Gray undertones?

Academy Gray is a midtone, very muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#6D7C81

RGB code:

109, 124, 129

Is Valspar US Academy Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 195°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

5001-2A Academy Gray HSL code: 195, 8%, 47%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Academy Gray

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Academy Gray:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

5001-2A
Academy Gray

Darker shades

5001-2A
Academy Gray

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Academy Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Valspar US Foggy Mauve and Cocoa Berry.

5001-2A
Academy Gray

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LRV of Academy Gray

Academy Gray has an LRV of 19.34% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 19.34%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#6d7c81
RGB Decimal	109, 124, 129
RGB Percent	42.75%, 48.63%, 50.59%
HSV	Hue: 195° Saturation: 15.5% Value: 50.59%
HSL	hsl(195, 8, 47)
CMYK	Cyan: 15.5 Magenta: 3.88 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 49.41
YIQ	Y: 120.085 I: -10.545 Q: -1.617
XYZ	X: 17.475 Y: 19.251 Z: 23.558
CIE Lab	L:50.98 a:-4.39 b:-4.585
CIE Luv	L:50.98 u:-8.206 v:-5.738
Decimal	7175297
Hunter Lab	43.876, -5.688, -1.121