Kitchen Terra Cotta (Valspar 2003-7C)
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Kitchen Terra Cotta (Valspar 2003-7C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kitchen Terra Cotta
Three Valspar colors picked for Kitchen Terra Cotta by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Kitchen Terra Cotta, 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 | Roycroft Rose | SW 0034 | 33 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mexican Tile | 1194 | 30.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ginger Rose | PPU2-09 | 29.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Terrazzo Tan | 1068-5 | 30 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Kitchen Terra Cotta (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Kitchen Terra Cotta
Darker than Kitchen Terra Cotta
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-7C |
| Hex | #BE8874 |
| RGB | 190, 136, 116 |
| HSL | 16°, 36%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.5, 18.1, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kitchen Terra Cotta (Valspar 2003-7C), published as #BE8874
#AF7F73
#CD9173
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kitchen Terra Cotta (Valspar 2003-7C)?
- Kitchen Terra Cotta has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kitchen Terra Cotta is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kitchen Terra Cotta in another brand?
- Ginger Rose (Behr PPU2-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kitchen Terra Cotta warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Kitchen Terra Cotta as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.