Wispy White (Valspar 7006-1)
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Wispy White (Valspar 7006-1) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wispy White
Four Valspar colors picked for Wispy White 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 Wispy White, 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 | Origami White | SW 7636 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Painter's White | PPU18-8 | 76.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Wispy White (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Wispy White
Darker than Wispy White
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-1 |
| Hex | #E5E2D9 |
| RGB | 229, 226, 217 |
| HSL | 45°, 19%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -0.5, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wispy White (Valspar 7006-1), published as #E5E2D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wispy White (Valspar 7006-1)?
- Wispy White has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wispy White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wispy White in another brand?
- Classic Gray (BM OC-23) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wispy White warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wispy White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.