Chickadee (Valspar 3002-1B)
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Chickadee (Valspar 3002-1B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chickadee
Four Valspar colors picked for Chickadee 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 Chickadee, 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Imperial Yellow | 314 | 57.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Twenty Carat | 310B-6 | 58.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Pot | 1205-6 | 63 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Chickadee (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Chickadee
Darker than Chickadee
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-1B |
| Hex | #FFC34D |
| RGB | 255, 195, 77 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, 10.2, 65.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chickadee (Valspar 3002-1B), published as #FFC34D
#F0B94E
#FFCD49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chickadee (Valspar 3002-1B)?
- Chickadee has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chickadee is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chickadee in another brand?
- Imperial Yellow (BM 314) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Chickadee warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Chickadee as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.1; 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.