Elitist (Valspar 7002-23)
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Elitist (Valspar 7002-23) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elitist
Four Valspar colors picked for Elitist 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 Elitist, 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 | Gardenia | SW 6665 | 78 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterfly Kisses | 902 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Oat Flour | ICC-31 | 79.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Beige | 1207-3 | 78 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Elitist (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Elitist
Darker than Elitist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-23 |
| Hex | #F7E4CB |
| RGB | 247, 228, 203 |
| HSL | 34°, 73%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 2.5, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elitist (Valspar 7002-23), published as #F7E4CB
#E6DAC9
#FFEECB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elitist (Valspar 7002-23)?
- Elitist has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elitist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Elitist in another brand?
- Butterfly Kisses (BM 902) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elitist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Elitist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.