Thistle Seed (Valspar 7003-13)
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Thistle Seed (Valspar 7003-13) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thistle Seed
Four Valspar colors picked for Thistle Seed 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 Thistle Seed, 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 | Medici Ivory | SW 7558 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Franklin White | CW-200 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Parchment Paper | 710C-1 | 80.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Creamy White | 1105-1 | 82 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Thistle Seed (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Thistle Seed
Darker than Thistle Seed
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-13 |
| Hex | #F1E8D5 |
| RGB | 241, 232, 213 |
| HSL | 41°, 50%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -0.1, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thistle Seed (Valspar 7003-13), published as #F1E8D5
#E0DED3
#FFF2D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thistle Seed (Valspar 7003-13)?
- Thistle Seed has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thistle Seed is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Thistle Seed in another brand?
- Parchment Paper (Behr 710C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thistle Seed warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Thistle Seed as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.