Spun Honey (Valspar 2008-2B)
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Spun Honey (Valspar 2008-2B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spun Honey
Four Valspar colors picked for Spun Honey by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spun Honey, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | They call it Mellow | SW 9015 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Blossom | 149 | 75.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sunflower Seed | P270-3 | 79.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bee | 1205-4 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Spun Honey (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Spun Honey
Darker than Spun Honey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-2B |
| Hex | #FFE3AD |
| RGB | 255, 227, 173 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, 2.0, 29.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spun Honey (Valspar 2008-2B), published as #FFE3AD
#EFD9AC
#FFEDAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spun Honey (Valspar 2008-2B)?
- Spun Honey has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spun Honey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spun Honey in another brand?
- Sun Blossom (BM 149) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spun Honey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spun Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.