Mineral Ash (Valspar 7006-19)
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Mineral Ash (Valspar 7006-19) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mineral Ash
Four Valspar colors picked for Mineral Ash 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 Mineral Ash, 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 | Spare White | SW 6203 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Barely There | CSP-725 | 77.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Dust | PWN-64 | 79.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Willow Springs | 1007-1 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Mineral Ash (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Mineral Ash
Darker than Mineral Ash
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-19 |
| Hex | #E6E5DE |
| RGB | 230, 229, 222 |
| HSL | 53°, 14%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -0.9, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mineral Ash (Valspar 7006-19), published as #E6E5DE
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#F8EFDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mineral Ash (Valspar 7006-19)?
- Mineral Ash has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mineral Ash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mineral Ash in another brand?
- Silver Dust (Behr PWN-64) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mineral Ash warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mineral Ash as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.