Honey Tea (Valspar 2008-4A)
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Honey Tea (Valspar 2008-4A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Tea
Four Valspar colors picked for Honey Tea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Honey Tea, 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 | Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 53 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Beeswax | 2157-40 | 52 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Arizona | 290D-4 | 51.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Buffalo Trail | 1202-5 | 47 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Honey Tea (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Tea
Darker than Honey Tea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-4A |
| Hex | #EEB47A |
| RGB | 238, 180, 122 |
| HSL | 30°, 77%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.4, 14.2, 37.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Tea (Valspar 2008-4A), published as #EEB47A
#DFAA79
#FEBE79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Tea (Valspar 2008-4A)?
- Honey Tea has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Tea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Tea in another brand?
- Surprise Amber (SW 6654) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Tea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Honey Tea 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.