Comet Dust (Valspar 5006-1A)
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Comet Dust (Valspar 5006-1A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Comet Dust
Four Valspar colors picked for Comet Dust 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 Comet Dust, 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 | Nebulous White | SW 7063 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Horizon | 1478 | 72.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Polish | BL-W13 | 75.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Comet Dust (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Comet Dust
Darker than Comet Dust
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5006-1A |
| Hex | #E0E1DD |
| RGB | 224, 225, 221 |
| HSL | 75°, 6%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -1.0, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Comet Dust (Valspar 5006-1A), published as #E0E1DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Comet Dust (Valspar 5006-1A)?
- Comet Dust has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Comet Dust is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Comet Dust in another brand?
- Silver Polish (Behr BL-W13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Comet Dust warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Comet Dust as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.