Cheerful Tangerine (Behr P210-5)
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Cheerful Tangerine (Behr P210-5) is a medium, warm orange from Behr: LRV 48.6, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheerful Tangerine
Four Behr colors picked for Cheerful Tangerine by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cheerful Tangerine, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 42 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterfly Wings | 090 | 47.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Nut | 2004-1C | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper River | 1196-5 | 47 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Cheerful Tangerine (LRV 48.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheerful Tangerine
Darker than Cheerful Tangerine
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P210-5 |
| Hex | #FDA471 |
| RGB | 253, 164, 113 |
| HSL | 22°, 97%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, 27.9, 39.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheerful Tangerine (Behr P210-5), published as #FDA471
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheerful Tangerine (Behr P210-5)?
- Cheerful Tangerine has an LRV of 48.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheerful Tangerine is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cheerful Tangerine in another brand?
- Butterfly Wings (BM 090) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheerful Tangerine warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cheerful Tangerine as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.