Valspar 4008-2B translated into the Dutch Boy line
The closest Dutch Boy paint to Valspar Almost Charcoal (4008-2B) is Ashton Grey VS-9303, a delta-E of 8.97 away — the closest Dutch Boy has, and far enough away that you should sample it before committing.
Ashton Grey is 2.8 LRV points darker, so the room will read slightly deeper. Undertone reads as yellow undertone against true neutral, at chroma 7.2 and 2.1.
Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.
| Dutch Boy color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton GreyVS-9303 | 8.97 | 13.1 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Natural GrayVS-9332 | 9.69 | 24.2 | true neutral | Compare |
| Seal of GreyVS-9301 | 10.08 | 9.5 | true neutral | Compare |
| Ocean BlueD-6743 | 10.96 | 13.1 | teal undertone | Compare |
| Silver GrayD-6730 | 15.36 | 21.2 | yellow undertone | Compare |
| Smoky GrayVS-9305 | 15.62 | 29.8 | yellow cast | Compare |