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Valspar Cha-Cha-Cha#FFDBA1 · LRV 75.7

Cha-Cha-Cha reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V014-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR CHA-CHA-CHA
RGB 255, 219, 161 LRV 75.7

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Cha-Cha-Cha
SKU V014-1
Hex #FFDBA1
RGB 255, 219, 161
HSL 37°, 100%, 82%
LRV 75.7
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Valspar Cha-Cha-Cha

Cha-Cha-Cha is very light — LRV 75.7, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Cha-Cha-Cha shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
First Day of School
SKU 0924 · #FADBA0 · LRV 74
ΔE 1.63 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
151
#FFD99F
Orange Froth
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 70
2017-50
#FFDDA6
Yellow Haze
ΔE 0.85 · LRV
143
#FDDCA8
Golden Light
ΔE 1.41 · LRV
2155-50
#FBDC9F
Suntan Yellow
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 70
2016-50
#FFD8A6
Melon Popsicle
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 71

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All yellow at Behr →
M290-3
#FDDBA0
Corn Stalk
ΔE 0.73 · LRV 74
300A-3
#FFDC9D
Melted Butter
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 75
BXC-31
#F9DAA5
Midsummer
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 73
P240-2
#FFDBA9
Peach Glow
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 75
QE-19
#FCD5A2
September Sun
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 71

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5220
#FFDEA6
Organza
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 76
DE5283
#FFD79D
August Morning
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 72
DEC727
#FFDD9D
Valley Flower
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 75
DE5317
#FFDE9C
Precious Nectar
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 76
DE5373
#F8DCA3
Clay Dust
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 74

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1204-4
#FBDCA8
Doodle
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 75
1205-4
#FCDFA4
Honey Bee
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 76
1205-5
#FDD792
Evening Glow
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 72
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
ΔE 4 · LRV 75
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 76

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9016
#FDDFA0
La Luna Amarilla
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 76
SW 6896
#F7DDA1
Solé
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 74
SW 6681
#F6DDA3
Butter Up
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 74
SW 6673
#F5DEAF
Banana Cream
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 75
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 76

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 68
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 7.74 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 75
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 73
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 75

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.39
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 69
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 65
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 72
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 77
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 8.19 · LRV 74

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.94
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 8.67 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 12.01 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.25
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.25 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.99 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.54 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.99 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 13.42 · LRV 65

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Cha-Cha-Cha within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

3002-4B
Apricot Mousse
LRV 75.7
V052-1
Lemon Bars
LRV 75.7
3006-6B
Shoreline
LRV 74.6
3006-6A
Lazy Sun
LRV 70.5
3006-4B
Pecan Cream
LRV 76.7
3002-2B
Peach Tickle
LRV 78.7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FFDBA1 in HSL space. Pair Cha-Cha-Cha with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFDBA1 + #A1C5FF
TRIADIC
#FFDBA1 · #A1FFDB · #DBA1FF
ANALOGOUS
#FFACA1 · #FFDBA1 · #F4FFA1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.32:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.9:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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