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VALSPAR · 8003-21C

Valspar More Cowbell#DFC19A · LRV 56

More Cowbell reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8003-21C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR MORE COWBELL
RGB 223, 193, 154 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name More Cowbell
SKU 8003-21C
Hex #DFC19A
RGB 223, 193, 154
HSL 34°, 52%, 74%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Valspar More Cowbell

At LRV 56, More Cowbell 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.

More Cowbell 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

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
Honey Glow
SKU 0253 · #E0BF99 · LRV 55
ΔE 1.27 (near-perfect)
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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 pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All pink at Behr →
300E-3
#E0C298
Clair De Lune
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 57
S290-3
#DFC5A1
Slender Reed
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 58
BXC-40
#DAC19F
Soft Wheat
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 56
S270-3
#E5C29D
Tostada
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 58
UL160-7
#D8C19F
Pale Wheat
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1089-4
#E2C59C
Faint Fawn
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 59
12-12
#DCC49B
True Blonde
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 57
1091-4
#E2C392
Halo
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 57
1094-3
#D9C3A1
Birch Beige
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 56
1095-4
#D8C39F
Golden Ecru
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 56

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1144
#E2C19C
Tucson Tan
ΔE 1.47 · LRV
2162-50
#DBC3A4
Arizona Tan
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 56
1068
#DAC4A3
Squire Hill Buff
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 56
AF-195
#DDBE9F
Terra Bella
ΔE 2.91 · LRV
CSP-970
#DBC295
Shortbread
ΔE 2.95 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6128
#DCBD92
Blonde
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 54
SW 2834
#E4C495
Birdseye Maple
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 58
SW 9023
#E1BD8E
Dakota Wheat
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 54
SW 36
#D9C3A6
Buckram Binding
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 57
SW 6359
#E8BE9B
Sociable
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC739
#D9C09C
Golden Gate
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 55
DEC714
#DDB994
Friar Tuck
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 52
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 55
DEC720
#DDC5AA
Cliff's View
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 58
DEC709
#E5C1A7
Adobe South
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.99
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 57
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 59
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 56
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 57

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.57
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 57
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 62
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 9.28 · LRV 58
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 11.07 · LRV 52

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.15
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 8.41 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.99 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 10.11 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.38 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.07
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 10.56 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 11.54 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 14.22 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 16.82 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

3004-8A
Palomino Pony
LRV 55.8
V089-2
Spiced Latte
LRV 56.8
V091-2
Painted Ash
LRV 57.7
8003-20C
Turbo Tan
LRV 56
V093-2
Golden Retriever
LRV 58.3
M156
Dune View
LRV 57.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DFC19A in HSL space. Pair More Cowbell with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DFC19A + #9AB8DF
TRIADIC
#DFC19A · #9ADFC1 · #C19ADF
ANALOGOUS
#DF9F9A · #DFC19A · #DBDF9A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.72:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.23:1 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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