Home Brew
8002-24C · #E5CB8D · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Home Brew61
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Home Brew, Really?
Home Brew reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8002-24C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Home Brew
Home Brew 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Home Brew
At LRV 61, Home Brew 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 Home Brew 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 8002-24C 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Lol YellowT12-6 · Behr | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Westminster Gold200 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wayward WindPPG1108-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Vintage Yellow45YY 61/368 · Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glimmer of Green221-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Golden WestDET488 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.8 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Home Brew 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 #E5CB8D in HSL space. Pair Home Brew with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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