Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | White Pepper |
| SKU | 4001-1A |
| Hex | #D4D0CF |
| RGB | 212, 208, 207 |
| HSL | 12°, 5%, 82% |
| LRV | 63.8 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Valspar White Pepper
At LRV 63.8, White Pepper is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
White Pepper 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
17 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to White Pepper 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 #D4D0CF in HSL space. Pair White Pepper 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 White Pepper Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching White Pepper 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 4001-1A directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of White Pepper
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to White Pepper is Guild Grey (SW 9561) — very close at ΔE 3.46, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.8) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Guild Grey swatch →
Behr Equivalent of White Pepper
Behr's nearest match is Soft Lilac (N140-1A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Soft Lilac swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of White Pepper
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Violet Pearl (1451), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.8) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Violet Pearl swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of White Pepper
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Balanced (PPG1003-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Balanced swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of White Pepper
Glidden's nearest match is Silver Cloud (30YY 63/024), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.09). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Silver Cloud swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of White Pepper
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Translucency (403-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Translucency swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of White Pepper
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of White Pepper. The nearest is Watermarked (HGSW 3337) at ΔE 4.47 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Watermarked swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of White Pepper
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Clouded Vision (DE6380), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 63.8) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Clouded Vision swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of White Pepper
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to White Pepper is In Bloom (JG-98) — very close at ΔE 2.82, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.8) and carries a warm magenta undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full In Bloom swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of White Pepper
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to White Pepper is Dimpse (NO. 277) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 63.8) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dimpse swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of White Pepper
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Cool Elegance (0517), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63.8) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Cool Elegance swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of White Pepper
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Santo (0538), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Santo swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of White Pepper
Rodda has no exact twin of White Pepper. The nearest is Dusk Cloud (R073) at ΔE 3.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 63.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dusk Cloud swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of White Pepper
C2 Paint has no exact twin of White Pepper. The nearest is Archival (C2-785) at ΔE 3.8 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.8). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Archival swatch →
Clare Equivalent of White Pepper
At Clare, the closest color to White Pepper is Wink (PNT100-LT-31) — very close at ΔE 3.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63.8) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wink swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of White Pepper
At Portola Paints, the closest color to White Pepper is Gypsy (GYPSY) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gypsy swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of White Pepper
Kompozit's nearest match is Santo (0538), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 63.8) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for White Pepper without repainting risk. See the full Santo swatch →