Birchwood White (Valspar 7002-18)
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Birchwood White (Valspar 7002-18) is a very light, warm white from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birchwood White
Four Valspar colors picked for Birchwood White 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 Birchwood White, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Candle White | 2164-70 | 79.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Champagne Flute | PWN-25 | 85.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tangelo Cream | 1197-1 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Birchwood White (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Birchwood White
Darker than Birchwood White
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-18 |
| Hex | #F3EAE0 |
| RGB | 243, 234, 224 |
| HSL | 32°, 44%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, 1.3, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birchwood White (Valspar 7002-18), published as #F3EAE0
#E1E0DE
#FFF4E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birchwood White (Valspar 7002-18)?
- Birchwood White has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birchwood White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Birchwood White in another brand?
- Tangelo Cream (PPG 1197-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Birchwood White warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Birchwood White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.