Summer Gray (Valspar 7006-17)
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Summer Gray (Valspar 7006-17) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Gray
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer 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 Summer 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 | White Sand | SW 9582 | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Calm | OC-22 | 75.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | White | 52 | 82.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Willow Springs | 1007-1 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Summer Gray (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Gray
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-17 |
| Hex | #EAE9E4 |
| RGB | 234, 233, 228 |
| HSL | 50°, 12%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -0.5, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Gray (Valspar 7006-17), published as #EAE9E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Gray (Valspar 7006-17)?
- Summer Gray has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Gray is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Gray in another brand?
- White (Behr 52) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Gray warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.