Orange Cream (Valspar 2006-1C)
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Orange Cream (Valspar 2006-1C) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Cream 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 Orange Cream, 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 | Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 53 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seville Oranges | 131 | 54.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Arizona | 290D-4 | 51.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Orange Cream (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Cream
Darker than Orange Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-1C |
| Hex | #F4B779 |
| RGB | 244, 183, 121 |
| HSL | 30°, 85%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, 15.0, 40.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Cream (Valspar 2006-1C), published as #F4B779
#E5AD78
#FFC178
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Cream (Valspar 2006-1C)?
- Orange Cream has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Cream in another brand?
- Surprise Amber (SW 6654) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Orange Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.0; 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.