Fresh Persimmons (Valspar 2009-1)
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Fresh Persimmons (Valspar 2009-1) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Persimmons
Four Valspar colors picked for Fresh Persimmons by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Fresh Persimmons, 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 | Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 39 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fruit Punch | 140 | 36.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Poppy Glow | 250B-6 | 37.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chinese Lantern | 1196-6 | 39 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Fresh Persimmons (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Persimmons
Darker than Fresh Persimmons
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2009-1 |
| Hex | #F58E4B |
| RGB | 245, 142, 75 |
| HSL | 24°, 89%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, 33.7, 51.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Persimmons (Valspar 2009-1), published as #F58E4B
#E6844B
#FF9849
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Persimmons (Valspar 2009-1)?
- Fresh Persimmons has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Persimmons is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Persimmons in another brand?
- Poppy Glow (Behr 250B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Persimmons warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fresh Persimmons as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 51.4; 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.