Ginger Bite (Valspar 2005-5C)
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Ginger Bite (Valspar 2005-5C) 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 Ginger Bite
Four Valspar colors picked for Ginger Bite 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 Ginger Bite, 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 | Windswept Canyon | SW 9010 | 43 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Baker's Dozen | 1216 | 38.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Tamarind Tree | PPH-16 | 40.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Spice | 16-02 | 37 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Ginger Bite (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Ginger Bite
Darker than Ginger Bite
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-5C |
| Hex | #CE9E7D |
| RGB | 206, 158, 125 |
| HSL | 24°, 45%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.8, 13.5, 24.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ginger Bite (Valspar 2005-5C), published as #CE9E7D
#BF947C
#DEA87C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ginger Bite (Valspar 2005-5C)?
- Ginger Bite has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ginger Bite is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ginger Bite in another brand?
- Tamarind Tree (Behr PPH-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Ginger Bite warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ginger Bite as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.1; 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.