Coral Reef (Valspar 2004-4A)
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Coral Reef (Valspar 2004-4A) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Reef
Four Valspar colors picked for Coral Reef 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 Coral Reef, 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 | Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 47 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Peach | 011 | 46.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cool Melon | 170B-4 | 45.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coral Serenade | 1193-5 | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Coral Reef (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Reef
Darker than Coral Reef
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-4A |
| Hex | #F6A494 |
| RGB | 246, 164, 148 |
| HSL | 10°, 84%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, 28.5, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Reef (Valspar 2004-4A), published as #F6A494
#E69A93
#FFAE94
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Reef (Valspar 2004-4A)?
- Coral Reef has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Reef is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Reef in another brand?
- Paradise Peach (BM 011) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coral Reef warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Coral Reef as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.