Sweet Marmalade (Valspar 2003-6B)
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Sweet Marmalade (Valspar 2003-6B) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Marmalade
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Marmalade 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 Sweet Marmalade, 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 | Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 47 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Salmon Mousse | 046 | 42.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | California Coral | M190-4 | 47.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coral Blush | 1191-4 | 44 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Sweet Marmalade (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Marmalade
Darker than Sweet Marmalade
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-6B |
| Hex | #E7A993 |
| RGB | 231, 169, 147 |
| HSL | 16°, 64%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, 20.0, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Marmalade (Valspar 2003-6B), published as #E7A993
#D79F92
#F7B392
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Marmalade (Valspar 2003-6B)?
- Sweet Marmalade has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Marmalade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Marmalade in another brand?
- California Coral (Behr M190-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sweet Marmalade warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Marmalade as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.