Subtle Peach (Valspar 2003-8C)
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Subtle Peach (Valspar 2003-8C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Subtle Peach
Four Valspar colors picked for Subtle Peach 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 Subtle Peach, 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 | Corallite | SW 9698 | 76 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Cooler | 022 | 77.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Peach Fade | 270A-1 | 83.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peach Surprise | 1202-2 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Subtle Peach (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Subtle Peach
Darker than Subtle Peach
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-8C |
| Hex | #FAE7D5 |
| RGB | 250, 231, 213 |
| HSL | 29°, 79%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, 3.6, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Subtle Peach (Valspar 2003-8C), published as #FAE7D5
#E9DDD3
#FFF1D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Subtle Peach (Valspar 2003-8C)?
- Subtle Peach has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Subtle Peach is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Subtle Peach in another brand?
- Peach Fade (Behr 270A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Subtle Peach warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Subtle Peach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.