Blizzard Fog (Valspar 7006-18)
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Blizzard Fog (Valspar 7006-18) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blizzard Fog
Four Valspar colors picked for Blizzard Fog 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 Blizzard Fog, 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 | Glacier Bay | SW 9626 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Horizon | 1478 | 72.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Polish | BL-W13 | 75.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Blizzard Fog (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Blizzard Fog
Darker than Blizzard Fog
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-18 |
| Hex | #E0E1DC |
| RGB | 224, 225, 220 |
| HSL | 72°, 8%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -1.2, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blizzard Fog (Valspar 7006-18), published as #E0E1DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blizzard Fog (Valspar 7006-18)?
- Blizzard Fog has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blizzard Fog is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blizzard Fog in another brand?
- Glacier Bay (SW 9626) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blizzard Fog warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blizzard Fog as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.