Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Afternoon Tea |
| SKU | 3002-3B |
| Hex | #F9B24E |
| RGB | 249, 178, 78 |
| HSL | 35°, 93%, 64% |
| LRV | 52.6 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Yellow |
About Valspar 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.
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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
Closest matches by brand
13 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe 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.
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.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Afternoon Tea Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Afternoon Tea from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 3002-3B directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Goldenrod (SW 6677), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Afternoon Tea without repainting risk. See the full Goldenrod swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
Behr's nearest match is Goldenrod Field (PMD-20), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Afternoon Tea without repainting risk. See the full Goldenrod Field swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Sunflower Fields (174) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 49 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sunflower Fields swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Mango Margarita (PPG1204-7) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mango Margarita swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At Glidden, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Egyptian Sun (04YY 51/583) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Egyptian Sun swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Encore Orange (212-6DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Afternoon Tea without repainting risk. See the full Encore Orange swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Summer Sunflower (HGSW 1162), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Afternoon Tea without repainting risk. See the full Summer Sunflower swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Orange Marmalade (DE5222) — very close at ΔE 3.33, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Orange Marmalade swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Pieces of Eight (0962), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Afternoon Tea without repainting risk. See the full Pieces of Eight swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Pieces of Eight (0962) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pieces of Eight swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Afternoon Tea. The nearest is Daybreak (BD73) at ΔE 4.45 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Daybreak swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Afternoon Tea
At Kompozit, the closest color to Afternoon Tea is Pieces of Eight (0962) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pieces of Eight swatch →