Canyon Sun (Valspar 3001-5A)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Canyon Sun (Valspar 3001-5A) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canyon Sun
Three Valspar colors picked for Canyon Sun by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Canyon Sun, 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 | Autumnal | SW 6361 | 33 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Brandy | 112 | 29 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Mulling Spice | 280D-6 | 29 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gingerbread | 1201-6 | 29 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Canyon Sun (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Canyon Sun
Darker than Canyon Sun
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-5A |
| Hex | #C78351 |
| RGB | 199, 131, 81 |
| HSL | 25°, 51%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 21.1, 37.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canyon Sun (Valspar 3001-5A), published as #C78351
#B87A50
#D68C4F
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canyon Sun (Valspar 3001-5A)?
- Canyon Sun has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canyon Sun is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Canyon Sun in another brand?
- Peach Brandy (BM 112) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Canyon Sun warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Canyon Sun as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.5; 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.