Orange Nut (Valspar 2004-1C)
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Orange Nut (Valspar 2004-1C) 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 Orange Nut
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Nut 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 Orange Nut, 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 | Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterfly Wings | 090 | 47.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Marmalade | 240B-4 | 49.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper River | 1196-5 | 47 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Orange Nut (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Nut
Darker than Orange Nut
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-1C |
| Hex | #F6A370 |
| RGB | 246, 163, 112 |
| HSL | 23°, 88%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, 25.6, 38.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Nut (Valspar 2004-1C), published as #F6A370
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Nut (Valspar 2004-1C)?
- Orange Nut has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Nut is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Nut in another brand?
- Copper River (PPG 1196-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orange Nut warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Nut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.9; 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.