Glazed Ginger
8002-17C · #EABC86 · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Glazed Ginger55
- 4Neighborly Peach60
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Glazed Ginger, Really?
Glazed Ginger reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8002-17C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Glazed Ginger
Glazed Ginger 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Glazed Ginger
At LRV 55, Glazed Ginger 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 Glazed Ginger 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 8002-17C 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 | Bee's WaxSW 7682 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apple TurnoverM250-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orange Ice166 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | LiraPPG12-06 · PPG / Glidden | 4.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Spice90YR 53/338 · Glidden | 3.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Suebee Honey215-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Glazed Ginger 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 #EABC86 in HSL space. Pair Glazed Ginger with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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