Puppy Paws
M144 · #EED9C8 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Puppy Paws72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Puppy Paws, Really?
Puppy Paws reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar M144 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Puppy Paws
Puppy Paws 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 Puppy Paws
At LRV 72, Puppy Paws 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 Puppy Paws 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 M144 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 | Warm BeigeSW 35 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Nutmeg FrostS210-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Love Always896 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Canyon PeachPPG1070-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Canyon PeachPPG1070-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Soft Pink107-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Puppy Paws 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 #EED9C8 in HSL space. Pair Puppy Paws with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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