Summer Linen (Valspar 3005-10C)
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Summer Linen (Valspar 3005-10C) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Linen
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Linen 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 Summer Linen, 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Royal Silk | 939 | 77.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Quarried Limestone | PPL-67 | 79.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | White Rock | 1104-1 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Summer Linen (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Linen
Darker than Summer Linen
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-10C |
| Hex | #EDE8D7 |
| RGB | 237, 232, 215 |
| HSL | 46°, 38%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, -1.2, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Linen (Valspar 3005-10C), published as #EDE8D7
#DCDED5
#FFF2D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Linen (Valspar 3005-10C)?
- Summer Linen has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Linen in another brand?
- Quarried Limestone (Behr PPL-67) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Linen warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Linen as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.