Cool Gray (Valspar 7006-10)
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Cool Gray (Valspar 7006-10) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Gray
Four Valspar colors picked for Cool Gray 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 Cool Gray, 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 | Gypsum | SW 9543 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Christmas | 872 | 82.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frost | 57 | 86.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pacific Pearl | 1011-1 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Cool Gray (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Gray
Darker than Cool Gray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-10 |
| Hex | #ECEDE9 |
| RGB | 236, 237, 233 |
| HSL | 75°, 10%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.6, -1.0, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Gray (Valspar 7006-10), published as #ECEDE9
#DAE3E7
#FFF7E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Gray (Valspar 7006-10)?
- Cool Gray has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Gray is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Gray in another brand?
- Gypsum (SW 9543) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Gray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cool Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.