Toasted Pumpkin (Valspar 2006-1A)
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Toasted Pumpkin (Valspar 2006-1A) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Pumpkin
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasted Pumpkin 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 Toasted Pumpkin, 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 | Carnival | SW 6892 | 36 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterscotch | 2157-30 | 34.4 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pumpkin Toast | 270D-6 | 37.4 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dynamo | 17-22 | 39 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Toasted Pumpkin (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Pumpkin
Darker than Toasted Pumpkin
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-1A |
| Hex | #E38F43 |
| RGB | 227, 143, 67 |
| HSL | 29°, 74%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.8, 25.4, 52.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Pumpkin (Valspar 2006-1A), published as #E38F43
#D48543
#F29940
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Pumpkin (Valspar 2006-1A)?
- Toasted Pumpkin has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Pumpkin is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Pumpkin in another brand?
- Dynamo (PPG 17-22) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Toasted Pumpkin warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasted Pumpkin as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.3; 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.