Clay Angel (Valspar 7002-1)
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Clay Angel (Valspar 7002-1) is a light, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clay Angel
Four Valspar colors picked for Clay Angel by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Clay Angel, 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 | Kestrel White | SW 7516 | 68 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sonnet | AF-55 | 70.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Translucent Silk | MQ3-36 | 69.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Mushroom | 1020-2 | 70 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Clay Angel (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Clay Angel
Darker than Clay Angel
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-1 |
| Hex | #DFD7CB |
| RGB | 223, 215, 203 |
| HSL | 36°, 24%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.3, 0.7, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clay Angel (Valspar 7002-1), published as #DFD7CB
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#F1E1CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clay Angel (Valspar 7002-1)?
- Clay Angel has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clay Angel is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Clay Angel in another brand?
- Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clay Angel warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Clay Angel as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.