Valspar Academy Gray 5001-2A

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

What color is Valspar 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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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 lightWhy 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.

FormatCode
HEX#6d7c81
RGB Decimal109, 124, 129
RGB Percent42.75%, 48.63%, 50.59%
HSVHue: 195° Saturation: 15.5% Value: 50.59%
HSLhsl(195, 8, 47)
CMYKCyan: 15.5 Magenta: 3.88 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 49.41
YIQY: 120.085 I: -10.545 Q: -1.617
XYZX: 17.475 Y: 19.251 Z: 23.558
CIE LabL:50.98 a:-4.39 b:-4.585
CIE LuvL:50.98 u:-8.206 v:-5.738
Decimal7175297
Hunter Lab43.876, -5.688, -1.121

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