Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C)
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Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Steam
Four Valspar colors picked for Vanilla Steam 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 Vanilla Steam, 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 | Simple White | SW 7021 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherstone | 1002 | 68.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Taupe Mist | PPL-78 | 70.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ash | 1076-2 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Vanilla Steam (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Steam
Darker than Vanilla Steam
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-10C |
| Hex | #E1DAD2 |
| RGB | 225, 218, 210 |
| HSL | 32°, 20%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 1.0, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C), published as #E1DAD2
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#F3E4D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Steam (Valspar 2006-10C)?
- Vanilla Steam has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Steam is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Steam in another brand?
- Taupe Mist (Behr PPL-78) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Steam warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Vanilla Steam as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.