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VALSPAR · 8005-2A

Valspar Slush#DED9D0 · LRV 70

Slush reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8005-2A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SLUSH
RGB 222, 217, 208 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Slush
SKU 8005-2A
Hex #DED9D0
RGB 222, 217, 208
HSL 39°, 18%, 84%
LRV 70
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Slush

At LRV 70, Slush 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.

Slush 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 0.59 (imperceptible)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.23
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7631
#DFDAD1
City Loft
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 70
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 0.54 · LRV 69
SW 7570
#DFD9CF
Egret White
ΔE 0.55 · LRV 70
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 0.62 · LRV 69
SW 7021
#DFD9D2
Simple White
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.23
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 69
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 68
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 69
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 71
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 71

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.72
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1025-2
#DBD7CE
Silent Smoke
ΔE 0.72 · LRV 68
14-07
#E0DBCD
Scotch Mist
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 71
1020-2
#E2D8CB
Maybe Mushroom
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 70
1027-1
#DEDBCC
Cocoon
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 71
1128-1
#DADCD3
Anonymous
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 71

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Behr →
MQ3-18
#DBD7CD
Ginger Sugar
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 68
790C-2
#DDDAD2
Silver Drop
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 70
MQ3-33
#E1DBD5
Creme De La Creme
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 71
720C-2
#DFD6CB
Chocolate Froth
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 68
N180-2
#DDD9D5
Jodhpur Tan
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 67
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 69
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 68
DE6275
#D9DAD2
Silver Creek
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 70
DE6233
#DCD8C7
Limestone
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 68

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
858
#DDD9CE
Athena
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 69
OC-20
#DDD9CE
Pale Oak
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 69
1464
#DBD8CE
Light Pewter
ΔE 1.29 · LRV
1458
#DCD9D5
Silver Bells
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 69
1002
#E2D8CF
Featherstone
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 70
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 74
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 73
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 73

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.09
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 65
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 86
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V122-1
New York City Winter
LRV 69.9
V174
Dirty Martini
LRV 70.2
V183
Mink Frost
LRV 70.3
2006-10C
Vanilla Steam
LRV 69.3
V145-1
Barest Hush
LRV 69.7
8004-26A
Glass Pebble
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DED9D0 in HSL space. Pair Slush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DED9D0 + #D0D5DE
TRIADIC
#DED9D0 · #D0DED9 · #D9D0DE
ANALOGOUS
#DED2D0 · #DED9D0 · #DCDED0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.41:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.94:1 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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