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Valspar Kelsey's Curls#F2E0A8 · LRV 75

Kelsey's Curls reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8002-25C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR KELSEY'S CURLS
RGB 242, 224, 168 LRV 75

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Kelsey's Curls
SKU 8002-25C
Hex #F2E0A8
RGB 242, 224, 168
HSL 45°, 74%, 80%
LRV 75
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Valspar Kelsey's Curls

Kelsey's Curls is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Kelsey's Curls shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

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
Gold Strand
SKU 0812 · #F3DFA6 · LRV 75
ΔE 0.65 (imperceptible)
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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 yellow from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.67
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-910
#F0DFA5
Ray of Light
ΔE 0.67 · LRV
170
#F6E1AA
Traditional Yellow
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 72
HC-4
#F5E1A4
Hawthorne Yellow
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 71
213
#F1E2AF
Harp Strings
ΔE 1.42 · LRV
290
#F1DF9F
Fresh Butter
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.86
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 0.86 · LRV 76
SW 6694
#F5E1AC
Glad Yellow
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 76
SW 6687
#F4E1AE
Lantern Light
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 76
SW 6681
#F6DDA3
Butter Up
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 74
SW 6896
#F7DDA1
Solé
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 74

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5443
#F0DCA0
Hazy Moon
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 72
DE5450
#F2E2A4
Sugar Cookie
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 76
DEC732
#F6DF9F
Aspen Yellow
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 75
DE5331
#F7DFAF
Pasta
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 76
DE5373
#F8DCA3
Clay Dust
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 74

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 76
1214-4
#F3E4A7
Butterfly Bush
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 77
1107-3
#EDE1A8
Turning Oakleaf
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 75
12-23
#EDE1A8
Turning Oakleaf
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 75
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 75

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All yellow at Behr →
PPU8-12
#EBDDA7
Refreshing Tea
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 72
330C-3
#F5DAAC
Clam Chowder
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 73
BXC-31
#F9DAA5
Midsummer
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 73
M290-3
#FDDBA0
Corn Stalk
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 74
390E-3
#E5E3AB
Rainforest Dew
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 75

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 77
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 69
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 74
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 72
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 79

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.46
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 10.81 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 11.28 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 12.24 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 12.35 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.75
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 68
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 75
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 9.66 · LRV 70
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 10.01 · LRV 75
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 11.98 · LRV 73

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.65
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 9 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.61 · LRV 65
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 14.1 · LRV 86
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.33 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

3006-4B
Pecan Cream
LRV 76.7
V053-1
Banana Split
LRV 74.7
V018-1
Dainty Daisy
LRV 77.1
8001-26B
Laughing Liam
LRV 79
T539
Rose of Texas
LRV 75.5
6008-5B
Heart of Palm
LRV 77.6

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F2E0A8 in HSL space. Pair Kelsey's Curls with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F2E0A8 + #A8BAF2
TRIADIC
#F2E0A8 · #A8F2E0 · #E0A8F2
ANALOGOUS
#F2BBA8 · #F2E0A8 · #DFF2A8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.31:1 fail
Sample text on black
16:1 AAA

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

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