Carrot Cake (Valspar 2007-3A)
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Carrot Cake (Valspar 2007-3A) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carrot Cake
Four Valspar colors picked for Carrot Cake 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 Carrot Cake, 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 | Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 39 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tangerine Melt | 091 | 35 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mandarin | P210-6 | 35.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Orange Poppy | 1196-7 | 35 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Carrot Cake (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Carrot Cake
Darker than Carrot Cake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-3A |
| Hex | #EB8A52 |
| RGB | 235, 138, 82 |
| HSL | 22°, 79%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.9, 32.2, 45.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carrot Cake (Valspar 2007-3A), published as #EB8A52
#DC8152
#FA9450
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carrot Cake (Valspar 2007-3A)?
- Carrot Cake has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carrot Cake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carrot Cake in another brand?
- Mandarin (Behr P210-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carrot Cake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Carrot Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.3; 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.