Balance (Valspar 2004-10C)
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Balance (Valspar 2004-10C) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Balance
Four Valspar colors picked for Balance by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Balance, 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 | Porcelain | SW 0053 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ionic Column | 1016 | 70.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Designer White | ICC-11 | 73.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Moroccan Moonlight | 1074-2 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Balance (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Balance
Darker than Balance
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-10C |
| Hex | #E8DFD3 |
| RGB | 232, 223, 211 |
| HSL | 34°, 31%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 1.0, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Balance (Valspar 2004-10C), published as #E8DFD3
#D7D5D1
#FAE9D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Balance (Valspar 2004-10C)?
- Balance has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Balance is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Balance in another brand?
- Designer White (Behr ICC-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Balance warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Balance as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.