Desert Flower (Valspar 6008-5A)
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Desert Flower (Valspar 6008-5A) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Flower
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Flower 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 Desert Flower, 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 | Daybreak | SW 6700 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | North Star | 288 | 81.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Starbright | 390E-2 | 83.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silk Sails | 1206-2 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Desert Flower (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Flower
Darker than Desert Flower
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-5A |
| Hex | #F2EBCB |
| RGB | 242, 235, 203 |
| HSL | 49°, 60%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -2.8, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Flower (Valspar 6008-5A), published as #F2EBCB
#E1E1C9
#FFF5CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Flower (Valspar 6008-5A)?
- Desert Flower has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Flower is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Flower in another brand?
- North Star (BM 288) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Flower warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Flower as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.