Apricot Mousse (Valspar 3002-4B)
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Apricot Mousse (Valspar 3002-4B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Mousse
Four Valspar colors picked for Apricot Mousse 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 Apricot Mousse, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Light | 143 | 70.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Corn Stalk | M290-3 | 74.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Apricot Mousse (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Mousse
Darker than Apricot Mousse
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-4B |
| Hex | #FFDEAB |
| RGB | 255, 222, 171 |
| HSL | 36°, 100%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.1, 4.3, 29.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Mousse (Valspar 3002-4B), published as #FFDEAB
#EFD4AA
#FFE8AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Mousse (Valspar 3002-4B)?
- Apricot Mousse has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Mousse is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Mousse in another brand?
- Golden Light (BM 143) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apricot Mousse warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Apricot Mousse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.3; 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.