Sweet Almond (Valspar 2005-2C)
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Sweet Almond (Valspar 2005-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Almond
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Almond 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 Sweet Almond, 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 | Gardenia | SW 6665 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lion Yellow | 2158-60 | 80.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Country Lane | 290A-2 | 84.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Sweet Almond (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Almond
Darker than Sweet Almond
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-2C |
| Hex | #FAE7CC |
| RGB | 250, 231, 204 |
| HSL | 35°, 82%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, 2.2, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Almond (Valspar 2005-2C), published as #FAE7CC
#E9DDCA
#FFF1CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Almond (Valspar 2005-2C)?
- Sweet Almond has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Almond is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Almond in another brand?
- Lion Yellow (BM 2158-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Almond warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Almond as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.