Natural Sheepskin (Valspar 3001-6C)
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Natural Sheepskin (Valspar 3001-6C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Sheepskin
Four Valspar colors picked for Natural Sheepskin 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 Natural Sheepskin, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lion Yellow | 2158-60 | 80.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Spanish Lace | YL-W02 | 82.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Natural Sheepskin (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Sheepskin
Darker than Natural Sheepskin
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-6C |
| Hex | #FAE8CC |
| RGB | 250, 232, 204 |
| HSL | 37°, 82%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 1.7, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Sheepskin (Valspar 3001-6C), published as #FAE8CC
#E9DECA
#FFF2CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Sheepskin (Valspar 3001-6C)?
- Natural Sheepskin has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Sheepskin is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Sheepskin in another brand?
- Lion Yellow (BM 2158-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural Sheepskin warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Natural Sheepskin as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.