Honey Vanilla (Valspar 7002-22)

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Honey Vanilla (Valspar 7002-22) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Vanilla
Four Valspar colors picked for Honey Vanilla by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Honey Vanilla, 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 | White Hyacinth | SW 0046 | 80 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | French Manicure | 1086 | 75.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Buckwheat Flour | S280-1 | 77.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pita Bread | 1089-1 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Honey Vanilla (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Vanilla
Darker than Honey Vanilla
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-22 |
| Hex | #F2E4D0 |
| RGB | 242, 228, 208 |
| HSL | 35°, 57%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.2, 1.5, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Vanilla (Valspar 7002-22), published as #F2E4D0
#E1DACE
#FFEED0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Vanilla (Valspar 7002-22)?
- Honey Vanilla has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Vanilla is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Vanilla in another brand?
- White Hyacinth (SW 0046) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Vanilla warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Honey Vanilla as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.