Golden Butter (Valspar 3002-1C)
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Golden Butter (Valspar 3002-1C) 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 Golden Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden 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 Golden 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 | Golden Plumeria | SW 9019 | 67 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunny Days | 172 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Yellow Jubilee | P260-5 | 69.2 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Butternut | 1206-5 | 72 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Butter (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Butter
Darker than Golden Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-1C |
| Hex | #FFD277 |
| RGB | 255, 210, 119 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, 5.2, 50.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Butter (Valspar 3002-1C), published as #FFD277
#EFC877
#FFDC75
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Butter (Valspar 3002-1C)?
- Golden 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 Golden Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Butter in another brand?
- Yellow Jubilee (Behr P260-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.6; 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.