Naiveté (Valspar 7001-21)
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Naiveté (Valspar 7001-21) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 88, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Naiveté
Four Valspar colors picked for Naiveté 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 Naiveté, 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 | Ibis White | SW 7000 | 84 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Essence | 881 | 82.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pink Mirage | RD-W08 | 85.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Summer Lily | 1191-1 | 85 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Naiveté (LRV 88) by LRV.
Lighter than Naiveté
Darker than Naiveté
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7001-21 |
| Hex | #F7EFEC |
| RGB | 247, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 16°, 41%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.0, 2.2, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Naiveté (Valspar 7001-21), published as #F7EFEC
#E5E5EA
#FFF9EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Naiveté (Valspar 7001-21)?
- Naiveté has an LRV of 88. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Naiveté is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Naiveté in another brand?
- Pink Mirage (Behr RD-W08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Naiveté warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Naiveté as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.