Caramel Honey (Valspar 3003-3B)
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Caramel Honey (Valspar 3003-3B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramel Honey
Four Valspar colors picked for Caramel Honey 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 Caramel Honey, 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 | Yarrow | SW 6669 | 48 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Natural | ES-10 | 46 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Optimist Gold | BIC-43 | 47 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Brown Mustard | 1208-5 | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Caramel Honey (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramel Honey
Darker than Caramel Honey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-3B |
| Hex | #E3AB57 |
| RGB | 227, 171, 87 |
| HSL | 36°, 71%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.6, 11.7, 50.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramel Honey (Valspar 3003-3B), published as #E3AB57
#D4A157
#F2B555
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramel Honey (Valspar 3003-3B)?
- Caramel Honey has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramel Honey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Caramel Honey in another brand?
- Brown Mustard (PPG 1208-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Caramel Honey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Caramel Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.4; 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.