Tangerine Silk
V049-2 · #FFD19F · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Tangerine Silk70
- 4Orange Ice76
What Color Is Tangerine Silk, Really?
Tangerine Silk reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V049-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tangerine Silk
Tangerine Silk 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 Tangerine Silk
At LRV 70, Tangerine Silk 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 Tangerine Silk 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 V049-2 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 | Honey BlushSW 6660 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mango NectarP240-3 · Behr | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orange Sherbet122 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger PeachPPG1203-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Apricot Nectar36YY 66/349 · Glidden | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lil' Bit Orange112-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Tangerine Silk 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 #FFD19F in HSL space. Pair Tangerine Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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