Toasted Wheat (Valspar 3001-2B)
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Toasted Wheat (Valspar 3001-2B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Wheat
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasted Wheat 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 Toasted Wheat, 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 | Sunny Veranda | SW 9017 | 76 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Butter | 171 | 69.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lemon Pound Cake | 320B-4 | 75.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Toasted Wheat (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Wheat
Darker than Toasted Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-2B |
| Hex | #FFDD97 |
| RGB | 255, 221, 151 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.5, 2.5, 38.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Wheat (Valspar 3001-2B), published as #FFDD97
#EFD396
#FFE796
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Wheat (Valspar 3001-2B)?
- Toasted Wheat has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Wheat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Wheat in another brand?
- Sweet Butter (BM 171) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Wheat warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasted Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.7; 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.