Frosted Clover (Valspar 1001-8B)
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Frosted Clover (Valspar 1001-8B) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Clover
Four Valspar colors picked for Frosted Clover by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Frosted Clover, 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 | Individual White | SW 6008 | 62 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hint of Violet | 2114-60 | 66.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mauve Morning | UL250-11 | 64.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Balanced | 1003-2 | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Frosted Clover (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Clover
Darker than Frosted Clover
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-8B |
| Hex | #D9D1D1 |
| RGB | 217, 209, 209 |
| HSL | 0°, 10%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.5, 2.8, 1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Clover (Valspar 1001-8B), published as #D9D1D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Clover (Valspar 1001-8B)?
- Frosted Clover has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Clover is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Clover in another brand?
- Mauve Morning (Behr UL250-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Clover warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Frosted Clover as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.0; 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.