Lemon Edge (Valspar 7003-23)
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Lemon Edge (Valspar 7003-23) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 89, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Edge
Four Valspar colors picked for Lemon Edge 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 Lemon Edge, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Chocolate | 2149-70 | 86.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mirage White | 400E-1 | 89.8 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mother Of Pearl | 1100-1 | 86 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Lemon Edge (LRV 89) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Edge
Darker than Lemon Edge
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-23 |
| Hex | #F4F3E5 |
| RGB | 244, 243, 229 |
| HSL | 56°, 41%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.6, -2.1, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Edge (Valspar 7003-23), published as #F4F3E5
#E2E9E3
#FFFEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Edge (Valspar 7003-23)?
- Lemon Edge has an LRV of 89. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Edge is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Edge in another brand?
- Mirage White (Behr 400E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Edge warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lemon Edge as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.