Champagne Tickle (Valspar 3001-2C)
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Champagne Tickle (Valspar 3001-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Champagne Tickle
Four Valspar colors picked for Champagne Tickle by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Champagne Tickle, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Halifax Cream | 344 | 83.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Capri Cream | 390C-1 | 89 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Crisp Candlelight | 1210-1 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Champagne Tickle (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Champagne Tickle
Darker than Champagne Tickle
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-2C |
| Hex | #FAF0D2 |
| RGB | 250, 240, 210 |
| HSL | 45°, 80%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -1.5, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Champagne Tickle (Valspar 3001-2C), published as #FAF0D2
#E9E6D0
#FFFBD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Champagne Tickle (Valspar 3001-2C)?
- Champagne Tickle has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Champagne Tickle is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Champagne Tickle in another brand?
- Capri Cream (Behr 390C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Champagne Tickle warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Champagne Tickle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.