Playful Peach
V046-3 · #FAAC81 · LRV 51.6 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Playful Peach51.6
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Playful Peach, Really?
Playful Peach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V046-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Playful Peach
Playful Peach 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 Playful Peach
At LRV 51.6, Playful Peach 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 Playful Peach 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 V046-3 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 | TangerineSW 6640 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresh Peaches260C-3 · Behr | 1.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Intense Peach081 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Orange MarmaladePPG1197-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ripe Peach80YR 49/382 · Glidden | 2.3 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tint of Melon108-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Playful Peach 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 #FAAC81 in HSL space. Pair Playful Peach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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