Lemon Sorbet (Valspar 2008-2C)
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Lemon Sorbet (Valspar 2008-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Sorbet
Four Valspar colors picked for Lemon Sorbet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Lemon Sorbet, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Filtered Sunlight | 2154-60 | 80.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honey Moth | 350E-2 | 84.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maiden Hair | 1106-1 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Lemon Sorbet (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Sorbet
Darker than Lemon Sorbet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-2C |
| Hex | #FCEDCC |
| RGB | 252, 237, 204 |
| HSL | 41°, 89%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.2, -0.1, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Sorbet (Valspar 2008-2C), published as #FCEDCC
#EBE3CA
#FFF7CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Sorbet (Valspar 2008-2C)?
- Lemon Sorbet has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Sorbet is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Sorbet in another brand?
- Honey Moth (Behr 350E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Sorbet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lemon Sorbet as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.8; 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.