Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8)
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Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Subtle Canopy
Four Valspar colors picked for Subtle Canopy 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 Subtle Canopy, 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 | Topsail | SW 6217 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Ice | 866 | 75.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sparkling Spring | 730E-2 | 75.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cameo Green | 1147-1 | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Subtle Canopy (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Subtle Canopy
Darker than Subtle Canopy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7004-8 |
| Hex | #DAE3E1 |
| RGB | 218, 227, 225 |
| HSL | 167°, 14%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.5, -3.4, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8), published as #DAE3E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8)?
- Subtle Canopy has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Subtle Canopy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Subtle Canopy in another brand?
- Winter Ice (BM 866) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Subtle Canopy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Subtle Canopy as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.