Almond Cream (Valspar 3001-4C)
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Almond Cream (Valspar 3001-4C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Almond Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Almond Cream 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 Almond Cream, 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 | Welcome White | SW 6658 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Durango Dust | 2165-60 | 78.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Biloxi | 300E-1 | 79.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Almond Cream (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Almond Cream
Darker than Almond Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-4C |
| Hex | #F5E5CD |
| RGB | 245, 229, 205 |
| HSL | 36°, 67%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, 1.6, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Almond Cream (Valspar 3001-4C), published as #F5E5CD
#E4DBCB
#FFEFCD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Almond Cream (Valspar 3001-4C)?
- Almond Cream has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Almond Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Almond Cream in another brand?
- Durango Dust (BM 2165-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Almond Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Almond Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.