Dandelion Wish (Valspar 3001-1B)
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Dandelion Wish (Valspar 3001-1B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dandelion Wish
Four Valspar colors picked for Dandelion Wish 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 Dandelion Wish, 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Oxford Gold | 315 | 55.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Twenty Carat | 310B-6 | 58.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Dandelion Wish (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Dandelion Wish
Darker than Dandelion Wish
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-1B |
| Hex | #FFBB46 |
| RGB | 255, 187, 70 |
| HSL | 38°, 100%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, 14.0, 65.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dandelion Wish (Valspar 3001-1B), published as #FFBB46
#F0B147
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dandelion Wish (Valspar 3001-1B)?
- Dandelion Wish has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dandelion Wish is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dandelion Wish in another brand?
- Oxford Gold (BM 315) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dandelion Wish warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dandelion Wish as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.9; 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.