Café Miel (Valspar 2008-7C)
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Café Miel (Valspar 2008-7C) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Café Miel
Four Valspar colors picked for Café Miel 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 Café Miel, 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 | Yearling | SW 7725 | 28 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Serengeti Sand | 2164-40 | 30.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Poncho | S240-5 | 30.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fire Dust | 1081-5 | 30 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Café Miel (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Café Miel
Darker than Café Miel
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-7C |
| Hex | #B48E6F |
| RGB | 180, 142, 111 |
| HSL | 27°, 32%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.8, 10.1, 22.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Café Miel (Valspar 2008-7C), published as #B48E6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Café Miel (Valspar 2008-7C)?
- Café Miel has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Café Miel is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Café Miel in another brand?
- Poncho (Behr S240-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Café Miel warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Café Miel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.0; 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.