Enlightenment (Valspar 3003-2C)
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Enlightenment (Valspar 3003-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 90, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Enlightenment
Four Valspar colors picked for Enlightenment by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Enlightenment, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Palm Coast Pale | 330 | 86.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Warm Sun | PPL-10 | 91.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oyster Cracker | 1108-1 | 86 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Enlightenment (LRV 90) by LRV.
Darker than Enlightenment
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-2C |
| Hex | #F8F4D7 |
| RGB | 248, 244, 215 |
| HSL | 53°, 70%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.8, -3.4, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Enlightenment (Valspar 3003-2C), published as #F8F4D7
#E7E9D5
#FFFFD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Enlightenment (Valspar 3003-2C)?
- Enlightenment has an LRV of 90. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Enlightenment is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Enlightenment in another brand?
- Palm Coast Pale (BM 330) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Enlightenment warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Enlightenment as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.