Polar White (Valspar 7003-16)
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Polar White (Valspar 7003-16) is a very light, warm white from Valspar: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar White
Four Valspar colors picked for Polar 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 Polar 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Coffee | OC-45 | 81.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ivory Mist | 750C-1 | 85.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Accolade | 1208-1 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Polar White (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar White
Darker than Polar White
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-16 |
| Hex | #F0EDE2 |
| RGB | 240, 237, 226 |
| HSL | 47°, 32%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -0.9, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar White (Valspar 7003-16), published as #F0EDE2
#DEE3E0
#FFF7E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar White (Valspar 7003-16)?
- Polar White has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar White in another brand?
- Ivory Mist (Behr 750C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar White warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Polar White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.