Pearly Violet (Valspar 7001-23)

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Pearly Violet (Valspar 7001-23) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearly Violet
Four Valspar colors picked for Pearly Violet 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 Pearly Violet, 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 | Arcade White | SW 7100 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Alabaster | 876 | 85.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Feather | ECC-56-2 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cow's Milk | 1053-1 | 85 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Pearly Violet (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearly Violet
Darker than Pearly Violet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7001-23 |
| Hex | #F2EEE6 |
| RGB | 242, 238, 230 |
| HSL | 40°, 32%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.2, 0.0, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearly Violet (Valspar 7001-23), published as #F2EEE6
#E0E4E4
#FFF8E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearly Violet (Valspar 7001-23)?
- Pearly Violet has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearly Violet is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearly Violet in another brand?
- Cow's Milk (PPG 1053-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearly Violet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pearly Violet as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.