Apricot Honey (Valspar 2006-3C)
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Apricot Honey (Valspar 2006-3C) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Honey
Four Valspar colors picked for Apricot Honey 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 Apricot Honey, 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 | Tangerine | SW 6640 | 50 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Toffee Orange | 2167-40 | 49.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Autumn Mist | 250D-4 | 54.1 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Orange Liqueur | 1198-4 | 48 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Apricot Honey (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Honey
Darker than Apricot Honey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-3C |
| Hex | #F1AB7F |
| RGB | 241, 171, 127 |
| HSL | 23°, 80%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, 20.7, 32.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Honey (Valspar 2006-3C), published as #F1AB7F
#E2A17E
#FFB57E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Honey (Valspar 2006-3C)?
- Apricot Honey has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Honey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Honey in another brand?
- Orange Liqueur (PPG 1198-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apricot Honey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Apricot Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.8; 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.