Coral Banks (Valspar 2001-5C)
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Coral Banks (Valspar 2001-5C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Banks
Four Valspar colors picked for Coral Banks 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 Banks, 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 | Resounding Rose | SW 6318 | 34 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Buff | 1285 | 37.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | La Vie En Rose | HDC-CT-11 | 37.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pink Clay Pot | 1051-4 | 37 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Coral Banks (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Banks
Darker than Coral Banks
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-5C |
| Hex | #D88E8B |
| RGB | 216, 142, 139 |
| HSL | 2°, 50%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.4, 27.7, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Banks (Valspar 2001-5C), published as #D88E8B
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#E8978B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Banks (Valspar 2001-5C)?
- Coral Banks has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Banks is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Banks in another brand?
- La Vie En Rose (Behr HDC-CT-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Coral Banks warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Coral Banks as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.