Blanched Pine (Valspar 7005-15)

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Blanched Pine (Valspar 7005-15) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blanched Pine
Four Valspar colors picked for Blanched Pine 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 Blanched Pine, 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 | Gypsum | SW 9543 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Violet | 1408 | 81.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chalk Dust | HDC-CT-22G | 82.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pegasus | 1010-1 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Blanched Pine (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Blanched Pine
Darker than Blanched Pine
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-15 |
| Hex | #EBECE7 |
| RGB | 235, 236, 231 |
| HSL | 72°, 12%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.2, -1.2, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blanched Pine (Valspar 7005-15), published as #EBECE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blanched Pine (Valspar 7005-15)?
- Blanched Pine has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blanched Pine is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Blanched Pine in another brand?
- Chalk Dust (Behr HDC-CT-22G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blanched Pine warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blanched Pine as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.