Cantaloupe Smile
2007-2A · #FFC16F · LRV 61.8 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Cantaloupe Smile61.8
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Cantaloupe Smile, Really?
Cantaloupe Smile reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 2007-2A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cantaloupe Smile
Cantaloupe Smile 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 Cantaloupe Smile
At LRV 61.8, Cantaloupe Smile 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 Cantaloupe Smile 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 2007-2A 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 | SundanceSW 6897 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Solar StormP250-5 · Behr | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Orange2017-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden OpportunityPPG1204-6 · Glidden | 1.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jovial Orange112-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cantaloupe Smile 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 #FFC16F in HSL space. Pair Cantaloupe Smile with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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