Cuban Plaza (Valspar 2001-5B)
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Cuban Plaza (Valspar 2001-5B) is a deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cuban Plaza
Four Valspar colors picked for Cuban Plaza by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Cuban Plaza, 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 | Coral Clay | SW 9005 | 26 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lip Gloss | CSP-1160 | 24.1 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lovable | 160D-5 | 26.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Emberglo | 18-29 | 27 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Cuban Plaza (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Cuban Plaza
Darker than Cuban Plaza
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-5B |
| Hex | #C4726F |
| RGB | 196, 114, 111 |
| HSL | 2°, 42%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.0, 31.9, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cuban Plaza (Valspar 2001-5B), published as #C4726F
#B5696E
#D37B6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cuban Plaza (Valspar 2001-5B)?
- Cuban Plaza has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cuban Plaza is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cuban Plaza in another brand?
- Lovable (Behr 160D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Cuban Plaza warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cuban Plaza as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.