Valspar

My Chai

8003-17D

This Valspar color lands as a toasted tan with a clear orange-brown base. The warmth is the point. Across walls, it feels more like milky tea than plain beige, so it suits breakfast rooms or a mudroom with natural stone.

White trim will look crisp beside it. Dark bronze hardware adds definition without pushing the color rustic. In low light, expect the brown side to deepen.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8003-17D

My Chai 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 My Chai under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar My Chai under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

29°

Red Family

Lightness

66%

Medium

Saturation

42%

Moderate

LRV

42.0

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

#cca683

RGB Decimal

204, 166, 131

RGB Percent

80.0%, 65.1%, 51.4%

HSL

28.8, 41.7%, 65.7%

HSV

28.8, 35.8%, 80.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 18.6%, 35.8%, 20.0%

YIQ

173.4, 33.9, -2.9

XYZ

42.63, 41.75, 27.28

CIE Lab

70.70, 9.05, 23.39

CIE Luv

70.70, 26.96, 29.57

Hunter Lab

64.61, 8.42, 18.08

Decimal

13411971

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

My Chai Burnished Caramel Wet Sand Desert Clay

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

My Chai Bali Sand Sweet Gardenia Soothing Pink

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

My Chai Moonglow Cook's Blue Set Sail

Analogous

Adjacent colors

My Chai Primavera Rosetti Pink Greenscape

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

My Chai Rosetti Pink Taste of Berry Bossy Pants Pink

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Key Wester

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Acorn Yellow

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Siesta Dreams

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Pelican Tan

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Dearborn Tan

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Cinnamon Mocha

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Granola

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Grazing Fawn

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Moraine

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Camel Hair

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Galt Peach

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Fiddlesticks

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Toasty

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Farrow & Ball

Fake Tan

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Gentility