Oyster Pearl (Valspar 7002-2)
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Oyster Pearl (Valspar 7002-2) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oyster Pearl
Four Valspar colors picked for Oyster Pearl 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 Oyster Pearl, 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 | Mortar | SW 9584 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Sandstone | ECC-15-2 | 74.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Hourglass | 1022-1 | 75 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Oyster Pearl (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Oyster Pearl
Darker than Oyster Pearl
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-2 |
| Hex | #E3DED3 |
| RGB | 227, 222, 211 |
| HSL | 41°, 22%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -0.2, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oyster Pearl (Valspar 7002-2), published as #E3DED3
#D2D4D1
#F5E8D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oyster Pearl (Valspar 7002-2)?
- Oyster Pearl has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oyster Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oyster Pearl in another brand?
- Etiquette (BM AF-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oyster Pearl warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Oyster Pearl as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.