Powder Soft (Valspar 7003-17)
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Powder Soft (Valspar 7003-17) 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 Powder Soft
Four Valspar colors picked for Powder Soft 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 Powder Soft, 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 | Morning Sun | SW 6672 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Point Pleasant | 155 | 78.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ranch Acres | ECC-20-2 | 80.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Blossom | 1090-1 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Powder Soft (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Powder Soft
Darker than Powder Soft
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-17 |
| Hex | #F1E4CB |
| RGB | 241, 228, 203 |
| HSL | 39°, 58%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, 0.4, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Powder Soft (Valspar 7003-17), published as #F1E4CB
#E0DAC9
#FFEECB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Powder Soft (Valspar 7003-17)?
- Powder Soft has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Powder Soft is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Powder Soft in another brand?
- Morning Sun (SW 6672) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Powder Soft warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Powder Soft as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.