Betsy's Linen (Valspar 7005-16)
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Betsy's Linen (Valspar 7005-16) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 91, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Betsy's Linen
Four Valspar colors picked for Betsy's Linen 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 Betsy's Linen, 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Linen | CSP-305 | 89.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mirage White | 400E-1 | 89.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mother Of Pearl | 1100-1 | 86 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Betsy's Linen (LRV 91) by LRV.
Darker than Betsy's Linen
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-16 |
| Hex | #F7F5E7 |
| RGB | 247, 245, 231 |
| HSL | 53°, 50%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 91 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.4, -1.7, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Betsy's Linen (Valspar 7005-16), published as #F7F5E7
#E5EAE5
#FFFFE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Betsy's Linen (Valspar 7005-16)?
- Betsy's Linen has an LRV of 91. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Betsy's Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Betsy's Linen in another brand?
- Mirage White (Behr 400E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Betsy's Linen warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Betsy's Linen as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.