Tender Shell (Valspar 1006-10C)
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Tender Shell (Valspar 1006-10C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tender Shell
Four Valspar colors picked for Tender Shell 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 Tender Shell, 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 | White Truffle | SW 6029 | 60 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Morristown Cream | 1241 | 62.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Sugar Berry | 180E-2 | 67.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Taupe | 1073-3 | 66 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Tender Shell (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Tender Shell
Darker than Tender Shell
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-10C |
| Hex | #E2D1CA |
| RGB | 226, 209, 202 |
| HSL | 18°, 29%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 4.7, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tender Shell (Valspar 1006-10C), published as #E2D1CA
#D1C7C8
#F4DBCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tender Shell (Valspar 1006-10C)?
- Tender Shell has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tender Shell is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tender Shell in another brand?
- Pale Taupe (PPG 1073-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tender Shell warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tender Shell as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.