Johnny Cake (Valspar 3001-6A)
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Johnny Cake (Valspar 3001-6A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Johnny Cake
Four Valspar colors picked for Johnny Cake 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 Johnny Cake, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crestwood Tan | 116 | 60.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Sheer Apricot | M240-4 | 63.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Johnny Cake (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Johnny Cake
Darker than Johnny Cake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-6A |
| Hex | #F2C89A |
| RGB | 242, 200, 154 |
| HSL | 31°, 77%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, 8.7, 28.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Johnny Cake (Valspar 3001-6A), published as #F2C89A
#E2BE99
#FFD299
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Johnny Cake (Valspar 3001-6A)?
- Johnny Cake has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Johnny Cake is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Johnny Cake in another brand?
- Sheer Apricot (Behr M240-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Johnny Cake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Johnny Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.6; 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.