White Pepper
4001-1A · #D4D0CF · LRV 63.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Upward57
- 3White Pepper63.8
- 4Glass Slipper70
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is White Pepper, Really?
White Pepper reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 4001-1A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for White Pepper
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about White Pepper 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 4001-1A 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 | Guild GreySW 9561 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | OperaN570-1 · Behr | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Pearl1451 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BalancedPPG1003-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver Cloud30YY 63/024 · Glidden | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Translucency403-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The 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.
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 #D4D0CF in HSL space. Pair White Pepper with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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