Roasted Chestnut (Valspar 3002-3A)
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Roasted Chestnut (Valspar 3002-3A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roasted Chestnut
Four Valspar colors picked for Roasted Chestnut 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 Roasted Chestnut, 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 | Gold Crest | SW 6670 | 39 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar | ES-40 | 41 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Life Is Good | T18-05 | 39.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cornucopia | 1203-7 | 42 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Roasted Chestnut (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Roasted Chestnut
Darker than Roasted Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-3A |
| Hex | #E49B40 |
| RGB | 228, 155, 64 |
| HSL | 33°, 75%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 19.3, 56.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roasted Chestnut (Valspar 3002-3A), published as #E49B40
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roasted Chestnut (Valspar 3002-3A)?
- Roasted Chestnut has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roasted Chestnut is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Roasted Chestnut in another brand?
- Life Is Good (Behr T18-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roasted Chestnut warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Roasted Chestnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 56.7; 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.