Antique White (Valspar 7002-20)
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Antique White (Valspar 7002-20) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Antique White
Four Valspar colors picked for Antique 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 Antique 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 | Creamy | SW 7012 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Collector's Item | AF-45 | 81.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mourning Dove | OR-W12 | 81.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Angel Food | 1088-1 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Antique White (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Antique White
Darker than Antique White
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-20 |
| Hex | #EFE8DA |
| RGB | 239, 232, 218 |
| HSL | 40°, 40%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, 0.0, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antique White (Valspar 7002-20), published as #EFE8DA
#DDDED8
#FFF2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antique White (Valspar 7002-20)?
- Antique White has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antique White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Antique White in another brand?
- Creamy (SW 7012) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Antique White warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Antique White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.