Orange Fruit (Valspar 2011-1)
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Orange Fruit (Valspar 2011-1) is a medium, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Fruit
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Fruit 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 Orange Fruit, 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 | Carnival | SW 6892 | 36 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Orange Juice | 2017-10 | 37.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Joyful Orange | P240-7 | 41.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dynamo | 17-22 | 39 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Orange Fruit (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Fruit
Darker than Orange Fruit
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-1 |
| Hex | #F88F21 |
| RGB | 248, 143, 33 |
| HSL | 31°, 94%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.3, 32.9, 68.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Fruit (Valspar 2011-1), published as #F88F21
#E98524
#FF9919
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Fruit (Valspar 2011-1)?
- Orange Fruit has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Fruit is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Fruit in another brand?
- Orange Juice (BM 2017-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Orange Fruit warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Fruit as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 68.7; 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.