Almond Butter (Valspar 3001-4A)

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Almond Butter (Valspar 3001-4A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Almond Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Almond Butter 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 Almond Butter, 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 | Delicious Melon | SW 6653 | 63 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Citrus Blossom | 123 | 56.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Apple Turnover | M250-3 | 57.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Almond Butter (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Almond Butter
Darker than Almond Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-4A |
| Hex | #F1C18D |
| RGB | 241, 193, 141 |
| HSL | 31°, 78%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 10.5, 32.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Almond Butter (Valspar 3001-4A), published as #F1C18D
#E1B78C
#FFCB8C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Almond Butter (Valspar 3001-4A)?
- Almond Butter has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Almond Butter is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Almond Butter in another brand?
- Citrus Blossom (BM 123) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Almond Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Almond Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.7; 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.