Pale Bloom (Valspar 7002-8)
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Pale Bloom (Valspar 7002-8) is a very light, warm white from Valspar: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Bloom
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Bloom 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 Pale Bloom, 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 | Cold Foam | SW 9504 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Steam | AF-15 | 84.2 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Palais White | GR-W15 | 87.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Atrium White | 1020-1 | 85 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Pale Bloom (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Bloom
Darker than Pale Bloom
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-8 |
| Hex | #F2EFE5 |
| RGB | 242, 239, 229 |
| HSL | 46°, 33%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.4, -0.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Bloom (Valspar 7002-8), published as #F2EFE5
#E0E5E3
#FFF9E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Bloom (Valspar 7002-8)?
- Pale Bloom has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Bloom is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Bloom in another brand?
- Atrium White (PPG 1020-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Bloom warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Bloom as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.