Toasted Apricot (Valspar 2006-3B)
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Toasted Apricot (Valspar 2006-3B) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Apricot
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasted Apricot 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 Apricot, 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 | Sunset | SW 6626 | 39 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Flamingo Orange | 075 | 35.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Balcony Sunset | MQ4-38 | 34.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Indiana Clay | 1195-6 | 36 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Toasted Apricot (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Apricot
Darker than Toasted Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-3B |
| Hex | #E38F66 |
| RGB | 227, 143, 102 |
| HSL | 20°, 69%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.2, 27.8, 35.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Apricot (Valspar 2006-3B), published as #E38F66
#D48665
#F29965
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Apricot (Valspar 2006-3B)?
- Toasted Apricot has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Apricot is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Apricot in another brand?
- Flamingo Orange (BM 075) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Toasted Apricot warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasted Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.0; 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.