Hemingway (Valspar 7005-8)
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Hemingway (Valspar 7005-8) is a very light, warm green from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hemingway
Four Valspar colors picked for Hemingway by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Hemingway, 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 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Olivetint | 519 | 78.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Jasmine | PPU9-15 | 82.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | White Smoke | 1122-1 | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar green colors nearest to Hemingway (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Hemingway
Darker than Hemingway
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7005-8 |
| Hex | #EAE8D4 |
| RGB | 234, 232, 212 |
| HSL | 55°, 34%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -2.7, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hemingway (Valspar 7005-8), published as #EAE8D4
#D9DED2
#FCF2D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hemingway (Valspar 7005-8)?
- Hemingway has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hemingway is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Hemingway in another brand?
- Queen Anne's Lace (SW 6420) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hemingway warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Hemingway as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.