Desert Carnation (Valspar 2005-7C)
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Desert Carnation (Valspar 2005-7C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Carnation
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Carnation 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 Desert Carnation, 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 | Mellow Mauve | SW 0039 | 35 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mountain Hideaway | 1154 | 34.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Brick Path | ECC-50-3 | 35.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cool Clay | 1071-5 | 33 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Desert Carnation (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Carnation
Darker than Desert Carnation
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-7C |
| Hex | #C4977C |
| RGB | 196, 151, 124 |
| HSL | 23°, 38%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.0, 13.2, 20.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Carnation (Valspar 2005-7C), published as #C4977C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Carnation (Valspar 2005-7C)?
- Desert Carnation has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Carnation is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Carnation in another brand?
- Brick Path (Behr ECC-50-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Carnation warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Carnation as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.7; 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.