Special Peach (Valspar 2004-6B)

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Special Peach (Valspar 2004-6B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Special Peach
Four Valspar colors picked for Special 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 Special 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 | Sweet Orange | SW 6351 | 64 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Careless Whispers | 1214 | 58.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Pastel | MQ3-39 | 62.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peach Darling | 1201-3 | 65 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Special Peach (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Special Peach
Darker than Special Peach
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-6B |
| Hex | #ECC9B1 |
| RGB | 236, 201, 177 |
| HSL | 24°, 61%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.3, 8.8, 16.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Special Peach (Valspar 2004-6B), published as #ECC9B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Special Peach (Valspar 2004-6B)?
- Special Peach has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Special Peach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Special Peach in another brand?
- Sweet Pastel (Behr MQ3-39) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Special Peach warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Special Peach as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.6; 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.