Golden Promise (Valspar 3003-1C)
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Golden Promise (Valspar 3003-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Promise
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Promise 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 Golden Promise, 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 | Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 65 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | American Cheese | 2019-40 | 67.5 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Canary Diamond | T16-05 | 66 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fuzzy Navel | 1206-6 | 68 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Promise (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Promise
Darker than Golden Promise
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-1C |
| Hex | #FFD052 |
| RGB | 255, 208, 82 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, 3.8, 66.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Promise (Valspar 3003-1C), published as #FFD052
#F0C653
#FFDA4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Promise (Valspar 3003-1C)?
- Golden Promise has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Promise is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Promise in another brand?
- Canary Diamond (Behr T16-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Promise warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Promise as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 66.3; 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.