French Cream
2006-6C · #F4D5BE · LRV 70.4 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3French Cream70.4
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is French Cream, Really?
French Cream reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 2006-6C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for French Cream
French Cream 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 French Cream
At LRV 70.4, French Cream 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 French Cream 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 2006-6C 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 | Naive PeachSW 6631 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Miami StuccoBXC-37 · Behr | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Beige100 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Budding PeachPPG1198-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Budding PeachPPG1198-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blushy Cream108-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to French Cream 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 #F4D5BE in HSL space. Pair French Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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