# Valspar Building Block

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-building-block](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-building-block)

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Valspar
- **Color name:** Building Block
- **Color code:** V145-3
- **HEX:** #a8a89f
- **RGB:** 168, 168, 159
- **LRV:** 38.71%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Grey
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 60° Saturation: 5.36% Value: 65.88%
- **HSL:** hsl(60, 5, 64)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.36 Key: 34.12
- **YIQ:** Y: 166.974 I: 2.892 Q: -2.801
- **XYZ:** X: 36.408 Y: 38.833 Z: 38.369
- **CIE Lab:** L:68.63 a:-1.662 b:4.649
- **CIE Luv:** L:68.63 u:0.502 v:6.97
- **Decimal:** 11053215
- **Hunter Lab:** 62.316, -4.767, 7.116

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Valspar Coastal Jetty](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-coastal-jetty)
- [Behr Old Celadon](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-old-celadon)
- [Behr Still Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-still-gray)
- [Sherwin Williams Rare Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/rare-gray-sw-6199)
- [Sherwin Williams Gray Matters](https://plan-home.com/color/sherwin-williams-gray-matters)
- [Benjamin Moore Cape May Cobblestone](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-cape-may-cobblestone-1474)
- [Benjamin Moore Platinum Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-platinum-gray-hc-179)
- [Tikkurila Ash](https://plan-home.com/color/ash-m497)
- [RAL Effect RAL 850-3](https://plan-home.com/color/ral-850-3)
- [Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sabre-gray-1482)
- [Behr Strong Winds](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-strong-winds)
- [NCS S 3502-G50Y](https://plan-home.com/color/s-3502-g50y)
- [Valspar Stately Graystone](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-stately-graystone)
- [Jotun Iron Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/iron-grey-1032)
- [NCS S 3502-Y20R](https://plan-home.com/color/s-3502-y20r)
- [Behr Historical Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-historical-gray)
- [Behr Downtown Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-downtown-gray)
- [Valspar Classic Grayscale](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-classic-grayscale)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Valspar Classic Grayscale](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-classic-grayscale)
- [Valspar Silver Bonnet](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-silver-bonnet)
- [Valspar Coastal Jetty](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-coastal-jetty)
- [Valspar Notre Dame](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-notre-dame)
- [Valspar Rigani](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-rigani)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Valspar Gray Expose](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-gray-expose)
- [Valspar Lead Cast](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-lead-cast)
- [Valspar Porcelain Shale](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-porcelain-shale)
- [Valspar Grey Suit](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-grey-suit)
- [Valspar Epic Green](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-epic-green)

## Complementary colors
- [Valspar Moonlight Stroll](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-moonlight-stroll)
- [Valspar Shadow Mountain](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-shadow-mountain)
- [Valspar Macaw](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-macaw)
- [Valspar When Worlds Collide](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-when-worlds-collide)
- [Valspar Puttin' on the Ritz](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-puttin-on-the-ritz)
- [Valspar Soul Sister](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-soul-sister)
- [Valspar Emperor](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-emperor)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.