Capricious
3005-8B · #F2D3A8 · LRV 68.3 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Capricious68.3
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Capricious, Really?
Capricious reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 3005-8B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Capricious
Capricious 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.
How Lighting Changes Capricious
At LRV 68.3, Capricious 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 Capricious 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 3005-8B 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 | Enjoyable YellowSW 6666 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pale HoneyPPU6-08 · Behr | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Oklahoma Wheat2160-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Waves Of GrainPPG12-07 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Waves Of GrainPPG12-07 · Glidden | 2.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mango Cream111-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Capricious 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 #F2D3A8 in HSL space. Pair Capricious with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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