Snow Cap (Valspar 7003-8)
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Snow Cap (Valspar 7003-8) is a very light, warm white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Snow Cap
Four Valspar colors picked for Snow Cap 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 Snow Cap, 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 | Alabaster | SW 7008 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor | AF-35 | 81.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Milk Paint | N330-1 | 80.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Garlic Clove | 18-09 | 81 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Snow Cap (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Snow Cap
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7003-8 |
| Hex | #ECE9DD |
| RGB | 236, 233, 221 |
| HSL | 48°, 28%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -1.0, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Snow Cap (Valspar 7003-8), published as #ECE9DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Snow Cap (Valspar 7003-8)?
- Snow Cap has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Snow Cap is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Snow Cap in another brand?
- Garlic Clove (PPG 18-09) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Snow Cap warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Snow Cap as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.