Whipped Apricot (Valspar 2007-2B)
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Whipped Apricot (Valspar 2007-2B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whipped Apricot
Four Valspar colors picked for Whipped Apricot 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 Whipped 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 | Sun Salutation | SW 9664 | 66 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Orange Froth | 151 | 69.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Full Bloom | HDC-SP14-7 | 69.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Whipped Apricot (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Whipped Apricot
Darker than Whipped Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-2B |
| Hex | #FFD599 |
| RGB | 255, 213, 153 |
| HSL | 35°, 100%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, 6.8, 35.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipped Apricot (Valspar 2007-2B), published as #FFD599
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#FFDF98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whipped Apricot (Valspar 2007-2B)?
- Whipped Apricot has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whipped Apricot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whipped Apricot in another brand?
- Full Bloom (Behr HDC-SP14-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Whipped Apricot warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Whipped Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.2; 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.