Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Soft Pelican |
| SKU | 8005-5B |
| Hex | #CDC2B2 |
| RGB | 205, 194, 178 |
| HSL | 36°, 21%, 75% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Valspar Soft Pelican
At LRV 55, Soft Pelican 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.
Soft Pelican 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.
Closest matches by brand
17 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Portola Paints
Backdrop
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Soft Pelican within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CDC2B2 in HSL space. Pair Soft Pelican 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.
Valspar Soft Pelican Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Soft Pelican from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 8005-5B directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Bungalow Beige (SW 7511), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Bungalow Beige swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Behr's nearest match is Merino Wool (HDC-NT-13), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Merino Wool swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Smokey Taupe (983), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.01). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Smokey Taupe swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Soft Pelican
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Gotta Have It (PPG1076-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Gotta Have It swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Glidden's nearest match is Great Gray (PPG15-28), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Great Gray swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Ellipsis (420-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Ellipsis swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Soft Pelican
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Bungalow Beige (HGSW 2496), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Bungalow Beige swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Soft Pelican
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Soft Pelican is Moonstone Beach (DEBN62) — very close at ΔE 2.95, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Moonstone Beach swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Soft Pelican. The nearest is Anatolian (JG-127) at ΔE 4.11 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 55). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Anatolian swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Oxford Stone (NO. 264), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Oxford Stone swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Mineral Point (H106), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Mineral Point swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Parsnip (H0106), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Parsnip swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Rodda's nearest match is Boardwalk (CA085), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.15). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Boardwalk swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Soft Pelican
C2 Paint's nearest match is Shiitake (C2-911), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.39). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Pelican without repainting risk. See the full Shiitake swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Soft Pelican
Portola Paints has no exact twin of Soft Pelican. The nearest is Topanga (TOPANGA) at ΔE 4.04 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 55). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Topanga swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Soft Pelican
At Kompozit, the closest color to Soft Pelican is Cantera (0343) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 55) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cantera swatch →