Afternoon Tea (Valspar 3002-3B)
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Afternoon Tea (Valspar 3002-3B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Afternoon Tea
Four Valspar colors picked for Afternoon Tea 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 Afternoon Tea, 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 | Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pan for Gold | 181 | 47.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 50.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Afternoon Tea (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Afternoon Tea
Darker than Afternoon Tea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-3B |
| Hex | #F4B65B |
| RGB | 244, 182, 91 |
| HSL | 36°, 87%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, 13.2, 54.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Afternoon Tea (Valspar 3002-3B), published as #F4B65B
#E5AC5B
#FFC059
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Afternoon Tea (Valspar 3002-3B)?
- Afternoon Tea has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Afternoon Tea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Afternoon Tea in another brand?
- Goldenrod Field (Behr PMD-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Afternoon Tea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Afternoon Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 54.1; 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.