Amber Waves (Valspar 3002-6B)
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Amber Waves (Valspar 3002-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amber Waves
Four Valspar colors picked for Amber Waves 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 Amber Waves, 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 | Belvedere Cream | SW 0067 | 65 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Crestwood Tan | 116 | 60.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Filtered Moon | M270-4 | 62.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toffee Crunch | 1207-4 | 65 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Amber Waves (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Amber Waves
Darker than Amber Waves
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-6B |
| Hex | #F0CDA2 |
| RGB | 240, 205, 162 |
| HSL | 33°, 72%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, 6.2, 26.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amber Waves (Valspar 3002-6B), published as #F0CDA2
#E0C3A1
#FFD7A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amber Waves (Valspar 3002-6B)?
- Amber Waves has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amber Waves is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Amber Waves in another brand?
- Belvedere Cream (SW 0067) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Amber Waves warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Amber Waves as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.0; 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.