Desert Rose (Valspar 2004-3C)
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Desert Rose (Valspar 2004-3C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Rose
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Rose 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 Desert Rose, 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 | Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 40 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Rock | 032 | 37 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Guava Jelly | P180-4 | 41.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Holland Tile | 1064-5 | 39 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Desert Rose (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Rose
Darker than Desert Rose
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-3C |
| Hex | #E7927F |
| RGB | 231, 146, 127 |
| HSL | 11°, 68%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.8, 30.0, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Rose (Valspar 2004-3C), published as #E7927F
#D8897E
#F79C7E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Rose (Valspar 2004-3C)?
- Desert Rose has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Rose is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Rose in another brand?
- Ravishing Coral (SW 6612) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Desert Rose warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Rose as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.