Orange Taffy (Valspar 2008-6A)
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Orange Taffy (Valspar 2008-6A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Taffy
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Taffy 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 Orange Taffy, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beeswax | 2157-40 | 52 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Brandy Butter | 270D-4 | 56.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Orange Taffy (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Taffy
Darker than Orange Taffy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-6A |
| Hex | #F1BB8C |
| RGB | 241, 187, 140 |
| HSL | 28°, 78%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, 13.5, 31.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Taffy (Valspar 2008-6A), published as #F1BB8C
#E1B18B
#FFC58B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Taffy (Valspar 2008-6A)?
- Orange Taffy has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Taffy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Taffy in another brand?
- Brandy Butter (Behr 270D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Orange Taffy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Taffy as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.3; 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.