Light Moss (Valspar 7005-23)
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Light Moss (Valspar 7005-23) is a very light, warm gray from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Moss
Four Valspar colors picked for Light Moss 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 Light Moss, 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 | Spinach White | SW 6434 | 79 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Tint of Mint | 851 | 81.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | At Ease | S400-1 | 83.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Milkweed | 1121-1 | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Light Moss (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Moss
Darker than Light Moss
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-23 |
| Hex | #E7ECDF |
| RGB | 231, 236, 223 |
| HSL | 83°, 25%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -3.9, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Moss (Valspar 7005-23), published as #E7ECDF
#D5E2DD
#F9F6DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Moss (Valspar 7005-23)?
- Light Moss has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Moss is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Moss in another brand?
- At Ease (Behr S400-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Moss warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Light Moss as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.