Cream in my Coffee (Valspar 3003-10C)
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Cream in my Coffee (Valspar 3003-10C) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream in my Coffee
Four Valspar colors picked for Cream in my Coffee 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 Cream in my Coffee, 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 Sesame | SW 9586 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Maritime White | 963 | 71.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Varnished Ivory | MQ3-40 | 72.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brandied Pears | 1086-2 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Cream in my Coffee (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream in my Coffee
Darker than Cream in my Coffee
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-10C |
| Hex | #E6DECF |
| RGB | 230, 222, 207 |
| HSL | 39°, 32%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, 0.2, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream in my Coffee (Valspar 3003-10C), published as #E6DECF
#D5D4CD
#F8E8CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream in my Coffee (Valspar 3003-10C)?
- Cream in my Coffee has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream in my Coffee is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream in my Coffee in another brand?
- Varnished Ivory (Behr MQ3-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream in my Coffee warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cream in my Coffee as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.