Tangerine Cream (Valspar 2007-3C)
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Tangerine Cream (Valspar 2007-3C) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Tangerine Cream 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 Tangerine 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 | Tangerine | SW 6640 | 50 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Vivid Beauty | 138 | 54.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Fuzzy Peach | P220-5 | 54.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sorbete De Melon | 17-21 | 52 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Tangerine Cream (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine Cream
Darker than Tangerine Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-3C |
| Hex | #FAB67F |
| RGB | 250, 182, 127 |
| HSL | 27°, 92%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.2, 18.4, 37.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine Cream (Valspar 2007-3C), published as #FAB67F
#EBAC7E
#FFC07E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine Cream (Valspar 2007-3C)?
- Tangerine Cream has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine Cream in another brand?
- Fuzzy Peach (Behr P220-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tangerine Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tangerine Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.6; 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.