Honey Locust
8007-10G · #E2D3C0 · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Honey Locust67
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Honey Locust, Really?
Honey Locust reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8007-10G behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honey Locust
Honey Locust 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 Honey Locust
At LRV 67, Honey Locust 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.
Most complaints about Honey Locust 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 8007-10G 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 | PatienceSW 7555 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Stone WashQE-10 · Behr | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brandy Cream1030 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wheat SheafPPG14-21 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Wheat SheafPPG14-21 · Glidden | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Candle Flame311-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Honey Locust 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 #E2D3C0 in HSL space. Pair Honey Locust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Honey Locust?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question