Whitewashed Oak (Valspar 7006-23)
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Whitewashed Oak (Valspar 7006-23) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whitewashed Oak
Four Valspar colors picked for Whitewashed Oak 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 Whitewashed Oak, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Timid White | 2148-60 | 82.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nesting Dove | ECC-36-2 | 82.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Jewel White | 14-12 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Whitewashed Oak (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Whitewashed Oak
Darker than Whitewashed Oak
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7006-23 |
| Hex | #EFEBDA |
| RGB | 239, 235, 218 |
| HSL | 49°, 40%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -1.5, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whitewashed Oak (Valspar 7006-23), published as #EFEBDA
#DDE1D8
#FFF5DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whitewashed Oak (Valspar 7006-23)?
- Whitewashed Oak has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whitewashed Oak is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Whitewashed Oak in another brand?
- Nesting Dove (Behr ECC-36-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whitewashed Oak warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Whitewashed Oak as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.