Moonbeam (Valspar 4005-7A)
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Moonbeam (Valspar 4005-7A) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moonbeam
Four Valspar colors picked for Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam, 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 | Rarified Air | SW 6525 | 78 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily White | 2128-70 | 79.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Blizzard | PPL-35 | 82.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Calla Lily | 1042-1 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Moonbeam (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Moonbeam
Darker than Moonbeam
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-7A |
| Hex | #E5ECF0 |
| RGB | 229, 236, 240 |
| HSL | 202°, 27%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -1.6, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moonbeam (Valspar 4005-7A), published as #E5ECF0
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#F8F6F0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moonbeam (Valspar 4005-7A)?
- Moonbeam has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moonbeam is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Moonbeam in another brand?
- Calla Lily (PPG 1042-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moonbeam warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Moonbeam as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.