Tangerine (Valspar 2004-1B)
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Tangerine (Valspar 2004-1B) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine
Four Valspar colors picked for Tangerine 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 Tangerine, 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 | Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 39 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunset Boulevard | 082 | 40.5 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Candied Yam | 240B-5 | 40.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chinese Lantern | 1196-6 | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Tangerine (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine
Darker than Tangerine
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-1B |
| Hex | #F2915E |
| RGB | 242, 145, 94 |
| HSL | 21°, 85%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, 32.1, 42.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine (Valspar 2004-1B), published as #F2915E
#E3875D
#FF9B5C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine (Valspar 2004-1B)?
- Tangerine has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine in another brand?
- Candied Yam (Behr 240B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Tangerine warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tangerine as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.4; 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.