Valspar Hint of Cream#EAE5DA · LRV 78.7
Hint of Cream reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar M213 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Hint of Cream |
| SKU | M213 |
| Hex | #EAE5DA |
| RGB | 234, 229, 218 |
| HSL | 41°, 28%, 89% |
| LRV | 78.7 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Valspar Hint of Cream
Hint of Cream is very light — LRV 78.7, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Hint of Cream shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Hint of Cream within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EAE5DA in HSL space. Pair Hint of Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.