Candy Ice (Valspar 1005-6B)

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Candy Ice (Valspar 1005-6B) is a light, neutral pink from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Candy Ice
Four Valspar colors picked for Candy Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Candy Ice, 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 | Irresistible | SW 6562 | 59 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Baby's Mittens | 1368 | 60.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Geranium | M130-3 | 55.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Primrose | 1182-3 | 64 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Candy Ice (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Candy Ice
Darker than Candy Ice
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-6B |
| Hex | #E4C2D1 |
| RGB | 228, 194, 209 |
| HSL | 334°, 39%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, 14.5, -3.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Candy Ice (Valspar 1005-6B), published as #E4C2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Candy Ice (Valspar 1005-6B)?
- Candy Ice has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Candy Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Candy Ice in another brand?
- Irresistible (SW 6562) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Candy Ice warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Candy Ice as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.0; 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.