Tender Shell
1006-10C · #E2CFC7 · LRV 64.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Tender Shell64.8
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Tender Shell, Really?
Tender Shell reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1006-10C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tender Shell
Tender Shell 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.
How Lighting Changes Tender Shell
At LRV 64.8, Tender Shell 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.
Most complaints about Tender Shell 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 1006-10C 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 | Only NaturalSW 7596 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | BriocheICC-94 · Behr | 2.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Mocha2096-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Thinking Pink305-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Tender Shell 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 #E2CFC7 in HSL space. Pair Tender Shell with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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