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VALSPAR · 8007-4B

Valspar Thousand Shells#EBEAE4 · LRV 82

Thousand Shells reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8007-4B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR THOUSAND SHELLS
RGB 235, 234, 228 LRV 82

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Thousand Shells
SKU 8007-4B
Hex #EBEAE4
RGB 235, 234, 228
HSL 51°, 15%, 91%
LRV 82
Undertone yellow / warm
Family White

About Valspar Thousand Shells

Thousand Shells is very light — LRV 82, 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.

Thousand Shells 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Luna Moon
SKU 0017 · #ECEAE1 · LRV 82
ΔE 1.36 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 white from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.21
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6274
#ECEBE5
Frostbite
ΔE 0.21 · LRV 83
DEC793
#E9E9E1
Chalky
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 81
DEW382
#EAE8E4
Faded Gray
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 81
DE6288
#E8EBE7
Windy Sky
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 82
DE6295
#E5EBE6
Lightning Bolt
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 82

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7005
#EDECE6
Pure White
ΔE 0.43 · LRV 84
SW 7004
#EDEAE5
Snowbound
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 83
SW 7007
#E9EBE7
Ceiling Bright White
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 83
SW 7008
#EDEAE0
Alabaster
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 82
SW 7001
#EEE9E0
Marshmallow
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 82

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1025-1
#EDECE6
Commercial White
ΔE 0.43 · LRV 84
1010-1
#E8E9E4
Pegasus
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 81
1002-1
#EDEBE7
Silver Feather
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 83
1011-1
#E8EAE6
Pacific Pearl
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 82
1014-1
#EAE9E7
Glacial Ice
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 82

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.63
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 0.63 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 86
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 80
JG-23
#EEE8DB
Antique Rose
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 81
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 83

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All white at Behr →
PPU12-12
#EAEAE6
Gallery White
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 82
PPU7-12
#EEEBE3
Silky White
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 83
BWC-13
#ECECE4
Smoky White
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 83
N180-1
#EAE8E4
Barely Brown
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 81
790C-1
#EBECE4
Irish Mist
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 83

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All white at Benjamin Moore →
1408
#E9EBE6
White Violet
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 82
873
#EAECE8
Baby's Breath
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 82
968
#ECEAE0
Dune White
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 80
CC-70
#ECEAE0
Dune White
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 80
OC-37
#ECEAE0
Glacier White
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 80

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All white at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 92
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 73

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 78
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 80

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.07
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 79
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 84
NO. 273
#EEE9E7
Wevet
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 82
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 81
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 84

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

V158
Pearly Gates
LRV 82.1
T551
Party Ice
LRV 81.7
7006-22
Paramount White
LRV 82.4
7006-10
Cool Gray
LRV 83.2
7004-3
Lilac Muse
LRV 82.7
8007-6G
Freshwater Pearls
LRV 83

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EBEAE4 in HSL space. Pair Thousand Shells with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EBEAE4 + #E4E5EB
TRIADIC
#EBEAE4 · #E4EBEA · #EAE4EB
ANALOGOUS
#EBE7E4 · #EBEAE4 · #E9EBE4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.21:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.42:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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