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VALSPAR · 3003-10C

Valspar Cream in My Coffee#E6DCCC · LRV 72.3

Cream in My Coffee reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 3003-10C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR CREAM IN MY COFFEE
RGB 230, 220, 204 LRV 72.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Cream in My Coffee
SKU 3003-10C
Hex #E6DCCC
RGB 230, 220, 204
HSL 37°, 34%, 85%
LRV 72.3
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Cream in My Coffee

At LRV 72.3, Cream in My Coffee is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Cream in My Coffee 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Pale Gingersnap
SKU 0173 · #EADDCA · LRV 73
ΔE 1.48 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6105
#E6DCCD
Divine White
ΔE 0.43 · LRV 72
SW 9180
#E8DECD
Aged White
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 74
SW 7552
#E7DBCC
Bauhaus Buff
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 72
SW 6098
#E5DDD0
Pacer White
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 73
SW 7011
#E3DED0
Natural Choice
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 73

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.45
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6205
#E8DECE
Stucco Tan
ΔE 0.45 · LRV 74
DEC741
#EBDECC
Bone White
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 74
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 72
DEC758
#EBDBCA
Cashmere
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 73
DEC749
#E9DCD1
Linen White
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 73

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-CT-05
#E6DCCE
Pale Palomino
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 72
UL150-10
#E8DCCB
Aged Parchment
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 73
PPU7-16
#E3DBCC
Vintage Linen
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 71
MQ3-12
#E5DCC9
Ivory Paper
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 72
N270-1
#E5DECA
High Style Beige
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 73

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
15-27
#E5DAC8
Botany Beige
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 71
1102-2
#E3DDCC
Fossil Stone
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 72
1097-2
#E4DFD1
Southern Breeze
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 74
1101-2
#E5DDC8
Navajo White
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 73
1077-2
#EBDAC8
Sandpiper
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 72

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1016
#E7DDCF
Ionic Column
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 70
CC-428
#E7DDCF
Ice Breaker
ΔE 0.91 · LRV
1023
#E5DBCE
Cocoa Butter
ΔE 1.33 · LRV
AF-60
#E5DBCE
Peau de Soie
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 71
AF-65
#E3DDCE
Fossil
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 74
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 74
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 70
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 73
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 73

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2004
#E8E0D1
Slipper Satin
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 75
NO. 291
#E6DFD1
School House White
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 74
NO. 1
#E8DEC9
Lime White
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 74
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 69
NO. 202
#EFD6C7
Pink Ground
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 71

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-25
#EFDDD9
Baby Soft
ΔE 7.97 · LRV 75

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.35
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 4.55 · LRV 84
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 86
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.93 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Cream in My Coffee within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

V133-1
Gentle Slumber
LRV 71.6
2004-10C
Balance
LRV 73.6
6005-1A
Asiago
LRV 72.3
V166
Biscuit Crumbs
LRV 71.6
T559
Natural Soap
LRV 72.1
8004-23A
Gossamer Green
LRV 71

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E6DCCC in HSL space. Pair Cream in My Coffee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E6DCCC + #CCD6E6
TRIADIC
#E6DCCC · #CCE6DC · #DCCCE6
ANALOGOUS
#E6CFCC · #E6DCCC · #E3E6CC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.36:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.47:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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