Courtyard Tan
7002-13 · #EADFCC · LRV 74.5 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Courtyard Tan74.5
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Courtyard Tan, Really?
Courtyard Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 7002-13 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Courtyard Tan
Courtyard Tan 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Courtyard Tan
At LRV 74.5, Courtyard Tan 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 Courtyard Tan 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 7002-13 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 | Radiant DawnSW 9661 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silky BambooPPU8-14 · Behr | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cake BatterCSP-215 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Oyster ShellFLLW999 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crewelwork Ivory30YY 74/121 · Glidden | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Aged Linen012W · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Courtyard Tan 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 #EADFCC in HSL space. Pair Courtyard Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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