December Starlight (Valspar 7003-7)
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December Starlight (Valspar 7003-7) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with December Starlight
Four Valspar colors picked for December Starlight 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 December Starlight, 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Capitol White | CW-10 | 86.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Resort White | BXC-01 | 87.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mother Of Pearl | 1100-1 | 86 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to December Starlight (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than December Starlight
Darker than December Starlight
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-7 |
| Hex | #F3F0E2 |
| RGB | 243, 240, 226 |
| HSL | 49°, 41%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, -1.4, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
December Starlight (Valspar 7003-7), published as #F3F0E2
#E1E6E0
#FFFAE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of December Starlight (Valspar 7003-7)?
- December Starlight has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so December Starlight is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to December Starlight in another brand?
- Mother Of Pearl (PPG 1100-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is December Starlight warm or cool?
- Valspar lists December Starlight as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.