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VALSPAR · 2004-7C

Valspar Coffee Gelato#B8896B · LRV 29.1

Coffee Gelato reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 2004-7C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR COFFEE GELATO
RGB 184, 137, 107 LRV 29.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Coffee Gelato
SKU 2004-7C
Hex #B8896B
RGB 184, 137, 107
HSL 23°, 35%, 57%
LRV 29.1
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Valspar Coffee Gelato

Coffee Gelato sits in the mid-range at LRV 29.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Coffee Gelato is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

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
Skinny Dip
SKU 0156 · #B58A6E · LRV 29
ΔE 1.11 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 brown from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1208
#BC8B6E
Tuscany
ΔE 1.14 · LRV
1221
#B98766
Potters Clay
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 28
CC-360
#B98766
Potters Clay
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 28
1228
#B78C75
Roman Shade
ΔE 2.55 · LRV
1139
#BA8D65
Harbor Highlands Tan
ΔE 3.75 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.4
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1069-5
#BC886A
Honey Graham
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 29
16-04
#B78565
Capuccino
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 28
16-05
#B88A74
Caramel Sugar
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 30
1081-5
#B98D68
Fire Dust
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 30
1068-5
#BE8973
Terrazzo Tan
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 30

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All brown at Behr →
QE-12
#B68B71
Dune Drift
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 30
S230-5
#B68C6E
Sugar Maple
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 30
260F-5
#B98863
Applesauce Cake
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 29
MQ1-29
#B7876F
Carmelite
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 29
S240-5
#B08E6F
Poncho
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 30

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC707
#BC896E
Foxtail
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 30
DE5257
#C28359
Fall Foliage
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 28
DE6117
#B49375
Colorado Trail
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 32
DE5186
#C6876F
Secluded Canyon
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 30
DE6138
#AC8760
Dark Sepia
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 27

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7718
#BB8D6B
Oak Creek
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 31
SW 2804
#AF8871
Renwick Rose Beige
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 28
SW 6116
#BA8C64
Tatami Tan
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 30
SW 7725
#AD896A
Yearling
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 28
SW 6123
#B39167
Baguette
ΔE 6.99 · LRV 31

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.94
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-152
#A8875F
Vintage Crown
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 26
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 12.87 · LRV 29
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 14.73 · LRV 33
JG-52
#9C9878
Countryside
ΔE 17.44 · LRV 31
JG-57
#979A82
Garden Essential
ΔE 20.52 · LRV 31

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.47
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 64
#C57B67
Red Earth
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 27
NO. 28
#B49D8D
Dead Salmon
ΔE 9.22 · LRV 36
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 26
NO. 295
#A0837F
Sulking Room Pink
ΔE 11.1 · LRV 25
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 12.31 · LRV 30

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.82
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 33
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 11.79 · LRV 38
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 14.13 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 21.53 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 23.21 · LRV 35

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.88
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-74
#CC6E4D
Fire Sign
ΔE 10.88 · LRV 25
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 37
PNT100-MD-28
#C88883
Pink Sky
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 18.88 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 21.67 · LRV 35

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

P083
Nobody But Ben
LRV 29.4
V085-4
Cinnamon Scone
LRV 28.9
V083-4
Faded Redwood
LRV 28.6
2008-7C
Café Miel
LRV 28
8003-17E
Grizzly
LRV 30
V087-4
Sassafras Tea
LRV 29.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B8896B in HSL space. Pair Coffee Gelato with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B8896B + #6B9AB8
TRIADIC
#B8896B · #6BB889 · #896BB8
ANALOGOUS
#B86B74 · #B8896B · #B8AF6B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.08:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.83:1 AA

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

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