Apricot Butter (Valspar 2005-2A)
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Apricot Butter (Valspar 2005-2A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Apricot Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Apricot Butter, 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 | Bellini Fizz | SW 9008 | 62 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Florida Orange | 152 | 61.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Mango Tango | P240-4 | 63.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Apricot Butter (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Butter
Darker than Apricot Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-2A |
| Hex | #FFCA8C |
| RGB | 255, 202, 140 |
| HSL | 32°, 100%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 11.2, 38.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Butter (Valspar 2005-2A), published as #FFCA8C
#EFC08B
#FFD48B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Butter (Valspar 2005-2A)?
- Apricot Butter has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Butter in another brand?
- Mango Tango (Behr P240-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Apricot Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Apricot Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.1; 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.