Spun Gold (Valspar 3001-5C)
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Spun Gold (Valspar 3001-5C) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spun Gold
Four Valspar colors picked for Spun Gold 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 Spun Gold, 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 | Polvo de Oro | SW 9012 | 53 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Mist | 2158-40 | 51.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Eastern Amber | ICC-100 | 52.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Buffalo Trail | 1202-5 | 47 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Spun Gold (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Spun Gold
Darker than Spun Gold
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-5C |
| Hex | #EBB880 |
| RGB | 235, 184, 128 |
| HSL | 31°, 73%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 11.5, 35.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spun Gold (Valspar 3001-5C), published as #EBB880
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spun Gold (Valspar 3001-5C)?
- Spun Gold has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spun Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spun Gold in another brand?
- Eastern Amber (Behr ICC-100) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spun Gold warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Spun Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.4; 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.