Orange Pecan (Valspar 2003-1B)
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Orange Pecan (Valspar 2003-1B) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Pecan
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Pecan 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 Orange Pecan, 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 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterfly Wings | 090 | 47.6 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Burning Coals | P200-5 | 45.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper River | 1196-5 | 47 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Orange Pecan (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Pecan
Darker than Orange Pecan
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-1B |
| Hex | #EF9A6D |
| RGB | 239, 154, 109 |
| HSL | 21°, 80%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 27.3, 36.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Pecan (Valspar 2003-1B), published as #EF9A6D
#E0906C
#FFA46C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Pecan (Valspar 2003-1B)?
- Orange Pecan has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Pecan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Pecan in another brand?
- Burning Coals (Behr P200-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Orange Pecan warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Pecan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.7; 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.