Petal Smoke
8007-12G · #E4DED7 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Petal Smoke74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Petal Smoke, Really?
Petal Smoke reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8007-12G behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Petal Smoke
Petal Smoke 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Petal Smoke
At LRV 74, Petal Smoke 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 Petal Smoke 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 8007-12G 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 | Incredible WhiteSW 7028 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | PatiencePR-W11 · Behr | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grandma's ChinaCSP-365 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AshPPG1076-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AshPPG1076-2 · Glidden | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cotton Wood412-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Petal Smoke 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 #E4DED7 in HSL space. Pair Petal Smoke with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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