Winter Dawn (Valspar 7004-1)
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Winter Dawn (Valspar 7004-1) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Dawn
Four Valspar colors picked for Winter Dawn 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 Winter Dawn, 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 | Natural White | SW 9542 | 83 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Feathered Violet | 882 | 79.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Early Crocus | PR-W02 | 80.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Whisper | 1014-2 | 78 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Winter Dawn (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Dawn
Darker than Winter Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-1 |
| Hex | #E8E6E6 |
| RGB | 232, 230, 230 |
| HSL | 0°, 4%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 0.7, 0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Dawn (Valspar 7004-1), published as #E8E6E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Dawn (Valspar 7004-1)?
- Winter Dawn has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Dawn in another brand?
- Gray Whisper (PPG 1014-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Dawn warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Winter Dawn as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.2; 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.