Mystique (Valspar 7006-16)
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Mystique (Valspar 7006-16) is a light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mystique
Four Valspar colors picked for Mystique 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 Mystique, 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 | Nacre | SW 6154 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Echo Valley | ECC-25-2 | 76.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oatmeal | 1023-1 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Mystique (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Mystique
Darker than Mystique
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-16 |
| Hex | #E8E3D7 |
| RGB | 232, 227, 215 |
| HSL | 42°, 27%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -0.4, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mystique (Valspar 7006-16), published as #E8E3D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mystique (Valspar 7006-16)?
- Mystique has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mystique is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mystique in another brand?
- Echo Valley (Behr ECC-25-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mystique warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mystique as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.