Caramel Sugar (Valspar 2007-6A)
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Caramel Sugar (Valspar 2007-6A) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramel Sugar
Four Valspar colors picked for Caramel Sugar 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 Caramel Sugar, 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 | Melón Meloso | SW 9007 | 55 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Canyonlands | 109 | 50.2 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Brandy Butter | 270D-4 | 56.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Caramel Sugar (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramel Sugar
Darker than Caramel Sugar
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-6A |
| Hex | #F1BA91 |
| RGB | 241, 186, 145 |
| HSL | 26°, 77%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 14.6, 28.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramel Sugar (Valspar 2007-6A), published as #F1BA91
#E1B090
#FFC490
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramel Sugar (Valspar 2007-6A)?
- Caramel Sugar has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramel Sugar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Caramel Sugar in another brand?
- Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caramel Sugar warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Caramel Sugar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.4; 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.