Pale Blush (Valspar 3002-7C)
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Pale Blush (Valspar 3002-7C) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Blush
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Blush 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 Pale Blush, 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 | Caramelized | SW 9186 | 35 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Butternut Squash | 1090 | 35.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Copper Moon | HDC-AC-02 | 35.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Doeskin | 1082-5 | 37 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Pale Blush (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Blush
Darker than Pale Blush
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-7C |
| Hex | #C79D79 |
| RGB | 199, 157, 121 |
| HSL | 28°, 41%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.8, 10.7, 24.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Blush (Valspar 3002-7C), published as #C79D79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Blush (Valspar 3002-7C)?
- Pale Blush has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Blush is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Blush in another brand?
- Doeskin (PPG 1082-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Blush warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Blush as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.8; 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.