Ivy Shadow (Valspar 7005-18)
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Ivy Shadow (Valspar 7005-18) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ivy Shadow
Four Valspar colors picked for Ivy Shadow 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 Ivy Shadow, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Lake | 2138-70 | 78.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frothy Surf | BL-W08 | 82.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Poetic License | 1135-1 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Ivy Shadow (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Ivy Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-18 |
| Hex | #E5EAE5 |
| RGB | 229, 234, 229 |
| HSL | 120°, 11%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -2.6, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ivy Shadow (Valspar 7005-18), published as #E5EAE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ivy Shadow (Valspar 7005-18)?
- Ivy Shadow has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ivy Shadow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ivy Shadow in another brand?
- Frothy Surf (Behr BL-W08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ivy Shadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ivy Shadow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.