Italian Ice (Valspar 7005-10)
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Italian Ice (Valspar 7005-10) is a very light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 89, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Italian Ice
Four Valspar colors picked for Italian Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Italian Ice, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Emerald Vapor | 845 | 82.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Icy Wind | PPL-15 | 90.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Northern Lights | 1137-2 | 85 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Italian Ice (LRV 89) by LRV.
Darker than Italian Ice
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-10 |
| Hex | #E9F6EF |
| RGB | 233, 246, 239 |
| HSL | 148°, 42%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.8, -5.5, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Italian Ice (Valspar 7005-10), published as #E9F6EF
#D7EBED
#FCFFEF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Italian Ice (Valspar 7005-10)?
- Italian Ice has an LRV of 89. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Italian Ice is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Italian Ice in another brand?
- Icy Wind (Behr PPL-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Italian Ice warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Italian Ice as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.