Pale Butter (Valspar 3003-3C)
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Pale Butter (Valspar 3003-3C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Butter 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 Pale Butter, 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 | Afternoon | SW 6675 | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | York Harbor Yellow | 2154-40 | 55.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Sunday Afternoon | T14-19 | 61.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chunk Of Cheddar | 1204-5 | 64 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Pale Butter (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Butter
Darker than Pale Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-3C |
| Hex | #F4C77F |
| RGB | 244, 199, 127 |
| HSL | 37°, 84%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 7.2, 41.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Butter (Valspar 3003-3C), published as #F4C77F
#E4BD7E
#FFD17E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Butter (Valspar 3003-3C)?
- Pale Butter has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Butter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Butter in another brand?
- Chunk Of Cheddar (PPG 1204-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pale Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.9; 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.