Sweet Cardamom (Valspar 2006-5C)
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Sweet Cardamom (Valspar 2006-5C) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Cardamom
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Cardamom 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 Sweet Cardamom, 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 | Windswept Canyon | SW 9010 | 43 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Milk and Honey | AF-210 | 40.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Darlin Clementine | T12-4 | 39.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Wright Sun Tan | FLLW570 | 38 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Sweet Cardamom (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Cardamom
Darker than Sweet Cardamom
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-5C |
| Hex | #D2A07B |
| RGB | 210, 160, 123 |
| HSL | 26°, 49%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 13.8, 26.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Cardamom (Valspar 2006-5C), published as #D2A07B
#C3967A
#E2AA7A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Cardamom (Valspar 2006-5C)?
- Sweet Cardamom has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Cardamom is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Cardamom in another brand?
- Darlin Clementine (Behr T12-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Cardamom warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Cardamom as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.5; 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.