Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B)
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Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colorado Skyline
Four Valspar colors picked for Colorado Skyline by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Colorado Skyline, 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 | Aristocrat Peach | SW 0027 | 65 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Apricot Beige | 1205 | 54.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Pastel | MQ3-39 | 62.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tantalizing Tan | 1070-3 | 59 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Colorado Skyline (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Colorado Skyline
Darker than Colorado Skyline
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-8B |
| Hex | #E5C3AD |
| RGB | 229, 195, 173 |
| HSL | 24°, 52%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 8.8, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B), published as #E5C3AD
#D5B9AB
#F6CDAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B)?
- Colorado Skyline has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colorado Skyline is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Colorado Skyline in another brand?
- Tantalizing Tan (PPG 1070-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colorado Skyline warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Colorado Skyline as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.