March Breeze (Valspar 1001-10C)
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March Breeze (Valspar 1001-10C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with March Breeze
Four Valspar colors picked for March Breeze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to March Breeze, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Corallite | SW 9698 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tissue Pink | 1163 | 71.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Nutmeg Frost | S210-1 | 71.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tea Biscuit | 1201-2 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to March Breeze (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than March Breeze
Darker than March Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-10C |
| Hex | #EEDBCA |
| RGB | 238, 219, 202 |
| HSL | 28°, 51%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 3.8, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
March Breeze (Valspar 1001-10C), published as #EEDBCA
#DDD1C8
#FFE5CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of March Breeze (Valspar 1001-10C)?
- March Breeze has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so March Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to March Breeze in another brand?
- Tea Biscuit (PPG 1201-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is March Breeze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists March Breeze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.