Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Soft & Warm |
| SKU | T544 |
| Hex | #ECE3D9 |
| RGB | 236, 227, 217 |
| HSL | 32°, 33%, 89% |
| LRV | 78 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Valspar Soft & Warm
Soft & Warm is very light — LRV 78, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Soft & Warm shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Closest matches at every US brand
10 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.
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Kompozit
Sherwin-Williams
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Soft & Warm 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 #ECE3D9 in HSL space. Pair Soft & Warm 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 & Warm Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Soft & Warm 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 T544 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Soft & Warm
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Soft & Warm is String Of Pearls (1079-1). At ΔE 0.8 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order String Of Pearls and you'll get the same color. See the full String Of Pearls swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Foggy Morning (2106-70), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It runs slightly darker (LRV 76 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft & Warm without repainting risk. See the full Foggy Morning swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Siamese Kitten (DE6121), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft & Warm without repainting risk. See the full Siamese Kitten swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Behr's nearest match is Natural Linen (W-F-120), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.64). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft & Warm without repainting risk. See the full Natural Linen swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Pearly White (SW 7009), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft & Warm without repainting risk. See the full Pearly White swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Soft & Warm
At Kompozit, the closest color to Soft & Warm is Merlins Beard (0124) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Merlins Beard swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Soft & Warm
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Soft & Warm is Dimity (NO. 2008) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dimity swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Soft & Warm
At Clare, the closest color to Soft & Warm is On Point (PNT100-LT-11) — very close at ΔE 2.51, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 78 vs 78) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full On Point swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Soft & Warm. The nearest is Shiplap (JG-22) at ΔE 3.87 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 78). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Shiplap swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Soft & Warm
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Soft & Warm — the nearest deck color, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (BD-DS), is clearly different (ΔE 6.08). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Valspar T544 instead. See the full Don't Eat the Yellow Snow swatch →