Strawberry Malt (Valspar 2008-8C)
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Strawberry Malt (Valspar 2008-8C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Strawberry Malt
Four Valspar colors picked for Strawberry Malt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Strawberry Malt, 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 | Pueblo | SW 7711 | 66 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Peach | 1150 | 66.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Floral Bluff | ECC-16-1 | 65.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Comfort | 1078-3 | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Strawberry Malt (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Strawberry Malt
Darker than Strawberry Malt
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-8C |
| Hex | #E5CFBA |
| RGB | 229, 207, 186 |
| HSL | 29°, 45%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, 4.3, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Strawberry Malt (Valspar 2008-8C), published as #E5CFBA
#D4C5B8
#F6D9BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Strawberry Malt (Valspar 2008-8C)?
- Strawberry Malt has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Strawberry Malt is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Strawberry Malt in another brand?
- Floral Bluff (Behr ECC-16-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Strawberry Malt warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Strawberry Malt as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.