Gray Palisade (Valspar 7006-2)
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Gray Palisade (Valspar 7006-2) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Palisade
Four Valspar colors picked for Gray Palisade 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 Gray Palisade, 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 | Reserved White | SW 7056 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheep's Wool | 857 | 73.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Statuesque | MQ3-23 | 73.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Gray Palisade (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Palisade
Darker than Gray Palisade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-2 |
| Hex | #E1E0D9 |
| RGB | 225, 224, 217 |
| HSL | 53°, 12%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -0.9, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Palisade (Valspar 7006-2), published as #E1E0D9
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#F3EAD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Palisade (Valspar 7006-2)?
- Gray Palisade has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Palisade is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Palisade in another brand?
- Reserved White (SW 7056) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Palisade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gray Palisade 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.