Ocean Buff (Valspar 7005-7)
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Ocean Buff (Valspar 7005-7) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ocean Buff
Four Valspar colors picked for Ocean Buff 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 Ocean Buff, 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 | Queen Anne's Lace | SW 6420 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow Mist | 936 | 78.4 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Spring White | BWC-18 | 82.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | White Smoke | 1122-1 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Ocean Buff (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Ocean Buff
Darker than Ocean Buff
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-7 |
| Hex | #EBEBD9 |
| RGB | 235, 235, 217 |
| HSL | 60°, 31%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -3.1, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Buff (Valspar 7005-7), published as #EBEBD9
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#FDF5D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ocean Buff (Valspar 7005-7)?
- Ocean Buff has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ocean Buff is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ocean Buff in another brand?
- Meadow Mist (BM 936) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ocean Buff warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ocean Buff as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.