Orange Glow (Valspar 3001-1A)
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Orange Glow (Valspar 3001-1A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Glow
Four Valspar colors picked for Orange Glow 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 Orange Glow, 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 | Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 50 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mandarin Orange | 2018-20 | 46.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Instant Delight | S-G-330 | 48.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 5.7 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Orange Glow (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Glow
Darker than Orange Glow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-1A |
| Hex | #FFA900 |
| RGB | 255, 169, 0 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 21.9, 79.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Glow (Valspar 3001-1A), published as #FFA900
#F09F0C
#FFB300
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Glow (Valspar 3001-1A)?
- Orange Glow has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Glow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Glow in another brand?
- Instant Delight (Behr S-G-330) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orange Glow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Orange Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 79.6; 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.