Cantaloupe Smile (Valspar 2007-2A)
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Cantaloupe Smile (Valspar 2007-2A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cantaloupe Smile
Four Valspar colors picked for Cantaloupe Smile 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 Cantaloupe Smile, 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 | Sunrise | SW 6668 | 58 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Fruit | 153 | 59.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Torchlight | 290B-5 | 64.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Cantaloupe Smile (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Cantaloupe Smile
Darker than Cantaloupe Smile
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-2A |
| Hex | #FFC479 |
| RGB | 255, 196, 121 |
| HSL | 34°, 100%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, 12.6, 45.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cantaloupe Smile (Valspar 2007-2A), published as #FFC479
#F0BA78
#FFCE77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cantaloupe Smile (Valspar 2007-2A)?
- Cantaloupe Smile has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cantaloupe Smile is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cantaloupe Smile in another brand?
- Fresh Fruit (BM 153) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cantaloupe Smile warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cantaloupe Smile as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.5; 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.