Coral Passion (Valspar 2001-1B)
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Coral Passion (Valspar 2001-1B) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Passion
Four Valspar colors picked for Coral Passion by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Coral Passion, 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 | Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 40 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Reef | 012 | 38.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Coralette | T16-07 | 36.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoked Salmon | 1189-5 | 37 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Coral Passion (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Passion
Darker than Coral Passion
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-1B |
| Hex | #EE8A78 |
| RGB | 238, 138, 120 |
| HSL | 9°, 78%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.8, 36.2, 26.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Passion (Valspar 2001-1B), published as #EE8A78
#DF8177
#FE9377
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Passion (Valspar 2001-1B)?
- Coral Passion has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Passion is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Passion in another brand?
- Coralette (Behr T16-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Coral Passion warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Coral Passion as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.