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VALSPAR · V129-1

Valspar Romantic White#E0D6CE · LRV 68.7

Romantic White reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V129-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR ROMANTIC WHITE
RGB 224, 214, 206 LRV 68.7

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Romantic White
SKU V129-1
Hex #E0D6CE
RGB 224, 214, 206
HSL 27°, 22%, 84%
LRV 68.7
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Romantic White

At LRV 68.7, Romantic White 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.

Romantic White 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.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Polished
SKU 0209 · #DED8CE · LRV 69
ΔE 2.52 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1002
#E2D8CF
Featherstone
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 69
1549
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 66
858
#DDD9CE
Athena
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 69
OC-20
#DDD9CE
Pale Oak
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 69
1464
#DBD8CE
Light Pewter
ΔE 3.96 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All neutral at Behr →
N190-2
#DFD4CD
Stonewashed Brown
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 67
MQ3-36
#E0D5CA
Translucent Silk
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 68
PPU2-05
#E3D5CB
Sheer Scarf
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 68
PPU2-5
#E3D5CB
Sheer Scarf
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 68
720C-2
#DFD6CB
Chocolate Froth
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1018-1
#DDD5CE
Steel Me
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 67
1075-3
#DFD5C8
Casual Elegance
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 67
1020-2
#E2D8CB
Maybe Mushroom
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 70
1025-2
#DBD7CE
Silent Smoke
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 68
1016-2
#E6D5CE
Blossom Pink
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.59
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6058
#DCD3CE
Thick Fog
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 66
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 69
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 67
DE6030
#E2D5D3
Whirlwind
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 68
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 68
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 69
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 69
NO. 230
#E6D1CB
Calamine
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 67
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7021
#DFD9D2
Simple White
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 70
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 69
SW 7570
#DFD9CF
Egret White
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 70
SW 7516
#E0D6C8
Kestrel White
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 68
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.44
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 70

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 74
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 70
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 73
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.28
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 8.29 · LRV 84
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.17 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Romantic White within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

2006-10C
Vanilla Steam
LRV 69.3
7001-19
Crushed Out
LRV 68.5
T533
Dusky Sand
LRV 68.7
8005-2A
Slush
LRV 70
V122-1
New York City Winter
LRV 69.9
7002-1
Clay Angel
LRV 67.7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E0D6CE in HSL space. Pair Romantic White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E0D6CE + #CED8E0
TRIADIC
#E0D6CE · #CEE0D6 · #D6CEE0
ANALOGOUS
#E0CECF · #E0D6CE · #E0DFCE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.68:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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