Creamy Oat (Valspar 3002-2C)
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Creamy Oat (Valspar 3002-2C) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Oat
Four Valspar colors picked for Creamy Oat 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 Creamy Oat, 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 | Lemon Chiffon | SW 6686 | 79 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cream Yellow | 2155-60 | 80.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Yogurt | P260-2 | 85.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Creamy Custard | 1204-3 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Creamy Oat (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Oat
Darker than Creamy Oat
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-2C |
| Hex | #FDEBC2 |
| RGB | 253, 235, 194 |
| HSL | 42°, 94%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -0.1, 22.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Oat (Valspar 3002-2C), published as #FDEBC2
#ECE1C0
#FFF5C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Oat (Valspar 3002-2C)?
- Creamy Oat has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Oat is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Oat in another brand?
- Cream Yellow (BM 2155-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Oat warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Creamy Oat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.1; 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.