Star Light (Valspar 4001-7A)
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Star Light (Valspar 4001-7A) is a very light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Star Light
Four Valspar colors picked for Star Light 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 Star Light, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamy Cloud | 2117-70 | 76.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pixie Wing | 650C-1 | 79.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Morn | 1172-2 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Star Light (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Star Light
Darker than Star Light
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4001-7A |
| Hex | #E7E6EB |
| RGB | 231, 230, 235 |
| HSL | 252°, 11%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 1.2, -2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Star Light (Valspar 4001-7A), published as #E7E6EB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Star Light (Valspar 4001-7A)?
- Star Light has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Star Light is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Star Light in another brand?
- Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Star Light warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Star Light as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.3; 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.