Coffee Whip (Valspar 2008-3A)
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Coffee Whip (Valspar 2008-3A) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coffee Whip
Four Valspar colors picked for Coffee Whip 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 Coffee Whip, 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 | Serape | SW 6656 | 34 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cornucopia Tan | 119 | 29.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Flaming Torch | PPU3-03 | 31.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Carrot Cake | 1198-5 | 35 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Coffee Whip (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Coffee Whip
Darker than Coffee Whip
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-3A |
| Hex | #D7884E |
| RGB | 215, 136, 78 |
| HSL | 25°, 63%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.8, 24.9, 43.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coffee Whip (Valspar 2008-3A), published as #D7884E
#C87F4E
#E6914C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coffee Whip (Valspar 2008-3A)?
- Coffee Whip has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coffee Whip is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coffee Whip in another brand?
- Flaming Torch (Behr PPU3-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Coffee Whip warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Coffee Whip as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 43.2; 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.