Swan Dance
8003-26A · #EBE6CC · LRV 79 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Swan Dance79
- 4Heavy Cream84
- 5Lightning White92
What Color Is Swan Dance, Really?
Swan Dance reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Valspar 8003-26A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Swan Dance
Swan Dance 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.
How Lighting Changes Swan Dance
Swan Dance is very light — LRV 79, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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.
Most complaints about Swan Dance 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 8003-26A 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 | VanillinSW 6371 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.8 | 78 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cozy Cottage740C-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 80 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Chatsworth Cream225 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 78 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Magical MelonPPG1119-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 79 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Abbey WhitePPG1104-2 · Glidden | 1.9 | 78 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zested Lemon121-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Swan Dance 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 #EBE6CC in HSL space. Pair Swan Dance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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