New Monsoon (Valspar 7005-21)
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New Monsoon (Valspar 7005-21) is a very light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with New Monsoon
Four Valspar colors picked for New Monsoon 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 New Monsoon, 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 | Green Glimpse | SW 9676 | 82 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloud Nine | 2144-60 | 83.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dew Drop | 700E-1 | 84 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Alaskan Mist | 1224-1 | 86 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to New Monsoon (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than New Monsoon
Darker than New Monsoon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-21 |
| Hex | #EBEFE5 |
| RGB | 235, 239, 229 |
| HSL | 84°, 24%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -3.1, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
New Monsoon (Valspar 7005-21), published as #EBEFE5
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#FEF9E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of New Monsoon (Valspar 7005-21)?
- New Monsoon has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so New Monsoon is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to New Monsoon in another brand?
- Alaskan Mist (PPG 1224-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is New Monsoon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists New Monsoon as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.