Salute (Valspar 7006-12)
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Salute (Valspar 7006-12) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salute
Four Valspar colors picked for Salute 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 Salute, 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 | Nuance | SW 7049 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Orchard | 1555 | 70.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mission White | PPU24-15 | 73.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rain Cloud | 1125-1 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Salute (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Salute
Darker than Salute
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-12 |
| Hex | #E1E0D5 |
| RGB | 225, 224, 213 |
| HSL | 55°, 17%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -1.6, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salute (Valspar 7006-12), published as #E1E0D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salute (Valspar 7006-12)?
- Salute has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salute is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Salute in another brand?
- Mission White (Behr PPU24-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Salute warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Salute as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.