New Penny (Valspar 3001-8B)
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New Penny (Valspar 3001-8B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with New Penny
Four Valspar colors picked for New Penny 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 New Penny, 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 | Playa Arenosa | SW 9094 | 60 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Oaks | 1080 | 62.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pebbled Courtyard | 250E-2 | 61.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to New Penny (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than New Penny
Darker than New Penny
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-8B |
| Hex | #DECAB8 |
| RGB | 222, 202, 184 |
| HSL | 28°, 37%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, 4.1, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
New Penny (Valspar 3001-8B), published as #DECAB8
#CDC0B6
#EFD4B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of New Penny (Valspar 3001-8B)?
- New Penny has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so New Penny is a light color.
- What is the closest match to New Penny in another brand?
- Pebbled Courtyard (Behr 250E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is New Penny warm or cool?
- Valspar lists New Penny as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.