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Sweet Pastel

1007-8C · #ECDDD7 · LRV 74.3 · warm red tone

1007-8C · #ECDDD7 · LRV 74.3 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Sweet PastelValspar · 1007-8C
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Sweet Pastel
VALSPAR · 1007-8C · #ECDDD7
Brand · codeValspar1007-8C · all Valspar whites
LRV74.3Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyWhite
Hex · RGB · HSL#ECDDD7 · 236, 221, 215 · 17°, 36%, 88%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Heirloom Shade63
  2. 2First Star69
  3. 3Sweet Pastel74.3
  4. 4Alabaster82
  5. 5Chantilly Lace91
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Sweet Pastel, Really?

Sweet Pastel reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1007-8C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Pastel

Sweet Pastel 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Sweet Pastel

At LRV 74.3, Sweet Pastel is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Sweet Pastel 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 1007-8C 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.

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Similar Valspar Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Sweet Pastel · 15.9 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Sweet Pastel · 1.3 : 1 · fails for text

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 #ECDDD7 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Pastel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#ECDDD7 + #D7E6EC
TRIADIC
#ECDDD7 · #D7ECDD · #DDD7EC
ANALOGOUS
#ECD7DB · #ECDDD7 · #ECE8D7

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