Perfection (Valspar 7001-12)
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Perfection (Valspar 7001-12) 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 Perfection
Four Valspar colors picked for Perfection 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 Perfection, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Cloud | 887 | 80.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | My Sweetheart | RD-W03 | 82.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | La Minuet | 1194-2 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Perfection (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfection
Darker than Perfection
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7001-12 |
| Hex | #F6E5DC |
| RGB | 246, 229, 220 |
| HSL | 21°, 59%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 4.3, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfection (Valspar 7001-12), published as #F6E5DC
#E5DBDA
#FFEFDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfection (Valspar 7001-12)?
- Perfection has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfection is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Perfection in another brand?
- La Minuet (PPG 1194-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Perfection warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Perfection as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.