Virtue (Valspar 7001-15)
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Virtue (Valspar 7001-15) is a very light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Virtue
Four Valspar colors picked for Virtue 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 Virtue, 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 | Pale Pink | SW 9696 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloudy Gray | 2107-70 | 77.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tailor's Chalk | N170-1 | 80.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Irish Cream | 1061-1 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Virtue (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Virtue
Darker than Virtue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7001-15 |
| Hex | #EEE7DF |
| RGB | 238, 231, 223 |
| HSL | 32°, 31%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 1.0, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Virtue (Valspar 7001-15), published as #EEE7DF
#DCDDDD
#FFF1DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Virtue (Valspar 7001-15)?
- Virtue has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Virtue is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Virtue in another brand?
- Irish Cream (PPG 1061-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Virtue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Virtue as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.