Barest Hush
V145-1 · #DCDAD0 · LRV 69.7 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Barest Hush69.7
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Barest Hush, Really?
Barest Hush reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V145-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Barest Hush
Barest Hush is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Barest Hush
At LRV 69.7, Barest Hush is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Barest Hush are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar V145-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Egret WhiteSW 7570 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver Drop790C-2 · Behr | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Athena858 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AnonymousPPG1128-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AnonymousPPG1128-1 · Glidden | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearly Gray442-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Barest Hush within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DCDAD0 in HSL space. Pair Barest Hush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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