Clarified Butter (Valspar 3001-6B)
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Clarified Butter (Valspar 3001-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clarified Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Clarified 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 Clarified 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 | Inviting Ivory | SW 6372 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Manila | 2158-50 | 68.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Champagne Wishes | M280-3 | 68.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chai Tea Latte | 1089-3 | 70 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Clarified Butter (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Clarified Butter
Darker than Clarified Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-6B |
| Hex | #F2D4AC |
| RGB | 242, 212, 172 |
| HSL | 34°, 73%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.5, 4.6, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clarified Butter (Valspar 3001-6B), published as #F2D4AC
#E2CAAB
#FFDEAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clarified Butter (Valspar 3001-6B)?
- Clarified Butter has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clarified Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Clarified Butter in another brand?
- Manila (BM 2158-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clarified Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Clarified Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.