Golden Flame (Valspar 3002-1A)
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Golden Flame (Valspar 3002-1A) 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 Golden Flame
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Flame 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 Golden Flame, 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 | Goldfinch | SW 6905 | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bumble Bee Yellow | 2020-10 | 49.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sun Ray | S-G-340 | 53.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fall Gold | 1205-7 | 57 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Flame (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Flame
Darker than Golden Flame
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-1A |
| Hex | #FFB41C |
| RGB | 255, 180, 28 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 16.4, 77.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Flame (Valspar 3002-1A), published as #FFB41C
#F0AA21
#FFBE0D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Flame (Valspar 3002-1A)?
- Golden Flame has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Flame is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Flame in another brand?
- Sun Ray (Behr S-G-340) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Flame warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Flame as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 77.5; 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.