Toasted Pecan (Valspar 3002-2A)
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Toasted Pecan (Valspar 3002-2A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Pecan
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasted Pecan 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 Toasted Pecan, 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 | Honey Bees | SW 9018 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 70.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Surfboard Yellow | P280-4 | 72.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Toasted Pecan (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Pecan
Darker than Toasted Pecan
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-2A |
| Hex | #FFDA89 |
| RGB | 255, 218, 137 |
| HSL | 41°, 100%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 2.7, 44.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Pecan (Valspar 3002-2A), published as #FFDA89
#EFD088
#FFE488
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Pecan (Valspar 3002-2A)?
- Toasted Pecan has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Pecan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Pecan in another brand?
- Surfboard Yellow (Behr P280-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Pecan warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasted Pecan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 44.5; 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.