Afternoon Tea
3002-3B · #F9B24E · LRV 52.6 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Afternoon Tea52.6
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Afternoon Tea, Really?
Afternoon Tea reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 3002-3B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Afternoon Tea
At LRV 52.6, Afternoon Tea is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Afternoon Tea are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 3002-3B directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | GoldenrodSW 6677 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Splendor GoldP250-6 · Behr | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunflower Fields174 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mango MargaritaPPG1204-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Egyptian Sun04YY 51/583 · Glidden | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Encore Orange212-6DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Afternoon Tea within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F9B24E in HSL space. Pair Afternoon Tea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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