Gold Tone (Valspar 3001-1C)
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Gold Tone (Valspar 3001-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gold Tone
Four Valspar colors picked for Gold Tone 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 Gold Tone, 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 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Oxford Gold | 315 | 55.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Twenty Carat | 310B-6 | 58.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Gold Tone (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Gold Tone
Darker than Gold Tone
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-1C |
| Hex | #FFC14A |
| RGB | 255, 193, 74 |
| HSL | 39°, 100%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, 11.1, 65.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gold Tone (Valspar 3001-1C), published as #FFC14A
#F0B74B
#FFCB46
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gold Tone (Valspar 3001-1C)?
- Gold Tone has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gold Tone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gold Tone in another brand?
- Oxford Gold (BM 315) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Gold Tone warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gold Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.8; 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.