Valspar Quail Egg#D6D0BD · LRV 60
Why this color. Lowe's bestselling soft greige in DIY makeovers.
Quail Egg reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4007-1B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Quail Egg |
| SKU | 4007-1B |
| Hex | #D6D0BD |
| RGB | 214, 208, 189 |
| HSL | 46°, 23%, 79% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
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.
Backdrop
Benjamin Moore
Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Magnolia Home
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D6D0BD in HSL space. Pair Quail Egg 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.