White Pepper (Valspar 4001-1A)
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White Pepper (Valspar 4001-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Pepper
Four Valspar colors picked for White Pepper 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 White Pepper, 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 | Spatial White | SW 6259 | 72 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Pearl | 1451 | 62.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Opera | N570-1 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Balanced | 1003-2 | 65 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to White Pepper (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than White Pepper
Darker than White Pepper
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-1A |
| Hex | #D6D3D3 |
| RGB | 214, 211, 211 |
| HSL | 0°, 4%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, 1.0, 0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Pepper (Valspar 4001-1A), published as #D6D3D3
#C4C9D1
#E8DDD3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Pepper (Valspar 4001-1A)?
- White Pepper has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Pepper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to White Pepper in another brand?
- Balanced (PPG 1003-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Pepper warm or cool?
- Valspar lists White Pepper as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.4; 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.