Friendly Tan (Valspar 2008-8A)
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Friendly Tan (Valspar 2008-8A) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Friendly Tan
Four Valspar colors picked for Friendly Tan 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 Friendly Tan, 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 | Wickerwork | SW 0010 | 37 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Metallic Gold | 2163-40 | 35.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Pacific Bluffs | S240-4 | 39.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maison De Campagne | 15-01 | 35 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Friendly Tan (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Friendly Tan
Darker than Friendly Tan
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-8A |
| Hex | #C29E7F |
| RGB | 194, 158, 127 |
| HSL | 28°, 35%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.6, 8.9, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Friendly Tan (Valspar 2008-8A), published as #C29E7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Friendly Tan (Valspar 2008-8A)?
- Friendly Tan has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Friendly Tan is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Friendly Tan in another brand?
- Wickerwork (SW 0010) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Friendly Tan warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Friendly Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.