Apricot Ice (Valspar 2001-2C)
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Apricot Ice (Valspar 2001-2C) is a very light, warm off-white from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Ice
Four Valspar colors picked for Apricot Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Apricot Ice, 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 | Lotus Petal | SW 9697 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Cloud | 887 | 80.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sherry Cream | HDC-CT-10 | 80.7 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Flamingo Peach | 1193-2 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Apricot Ice (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Ice
Darker than Apricot Ice
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-2C |
| Hex | #F8E3DA |
| RGB | 248, 227, 218 |
| HSL | 18°, 68%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, 5.7, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Ice (Valspar 2001-2C), published as #F8E3DA
#E7D9D8
#FFEDDA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Ice (Valspar 2001-2C)?
- Apricot Ice has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Ice is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Ice in another brand?
- Sherry Cream (Behr HDC-CT-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apricot Ice warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Apricot Ice as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.