Simply Subtle Pink (Valspar 2006-8C)
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Simply Subtle Pink (Valspar 2006-8C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simply Subtle Pink
Four Valspar colors picked for Simply Subtle Pink 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 Simply Subtle Pink, 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 | Only Natural | SW 7596 | 67 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Satin | 2164-60 | 65.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soft Shoe | MQ3-37 | 68.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shoreland | 1082-2 | 71 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Simply Subtle Pink (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Simply Subtle Pink
Darker than Simply Subtle Pink
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-8C |
| Hex | #E7D5C7 |
| RGB | 231, 213, 199 |
| HSL | 26°, 40%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, 3.9, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply Subtle Pink (Valspar 2006-8C), published as #E7D5C7
#D6CBC5
#F9DFC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simply Subtle Pink (Valspar 2006-8C)?
- Simply Subtle Pink has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simply Subtle Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Simply Subtle Pink in another brand?
- Soft Shoe (Behr MQ3-37) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simply Subtle Pink warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Simply Subtle Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.