Soft Silk
7004-2 · #E1DFE3 · LRV 74.5 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Soft Silk74.5
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Soft Silk, Really?
Soft Silk reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 7004-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Silk
Soft Silk 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Soft Silk
At LRV 74.5, Soft Silk is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Soft Silk 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 7004-2 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 | OpalescentSW 9686 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Country Breeze740A-2 · Behr | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay1401 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | February FrostPPG1173-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | February FrostPPG1173-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chalky Purple345-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Silk 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 #E1DFE3 in HSL space. Pair Soft Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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