French Cream (Valspar 2006-6C)
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French Cream (Valspar 2006-6C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for French Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 French 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 | Spun Sugar | SW 6337 | 68 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Love Story | 1213 | 70.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Iced Apricot | UL130-11 | 70.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sourpatch Peach | 1200-2 | 73 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to French Cream (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than French Cream
Darker than French Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-6C |
| Hex | #F2D7C1 |
| RGB | 242, 215, 193 |
| HSL | 27°, 65%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, 6.0, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Cream (Valspar 2006-6C), published as #F2D7C1
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#FFE1C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Cream (Valspar 2006-6C)?
- French Cream has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Cream in another brand?
- Iced Apricot (Behr UL130-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists French Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.