Valspar

Capricious

3005-8B

Capricious is a warm cream with a soft golden peach cast. On walls, it feels more like filtered sunlight than plain beige. It can warm a bedroom, breakfast room, or low-contrast living area without turning heavy.

Use restraint with yellow accents, because the undertone is already doing that work. Dark wood gives it definition. In strong afternoon light, the color may grow sweeter than expected, so judge it at multiple times of day.

Brand

Valspar

Code

3005-8B

Capricious in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Capricious under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Capricious under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

35°

Orange Family

Lightness

80%

Light

Saturation

74%

Highly Saturated

LRV

68.3
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#f2d3a8
RGB Decimal
242, 211, 168
RGB Percent
94.9%, 82.7%, 65.9%
HSL
34.9, 74.0%, 80.4%
HSV
34.9, 30.6%, 94.9%
CMYK
0.0%, 12.8%, 30.6%, 5.1%
YIQ
215.4, 32.3, -6.9
XYZ
66.98, 68.29, 46.70
CIE Lab
86.15, 4.63, 25.30
CIE Luv
86.15, 22.09, 34.47
Hunter Lab
82.64, 4.61, 21.52
Decimal
15913896

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