Maple Cream (Valspar 3003-4B)
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Maple Cream (Valspar 3003-4B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maple Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Maple Cream 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 Maple Cream, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Light | 143 | 70.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Corn Stalk | M290-3 | 74.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Maple Cream (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Maple Cream
Darker than Maple Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-4B |
| Hex | #FDDDA8 |
| RGB | 253, 221, 168 |
| HSL | 37°, 96%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 3.7, 30.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maple Cream (Valspar 3003-4B), published as #FDDDA8
#EDD3A7
#FFE7A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maple Cream (Valspar 3003-4B)?
- Maple Cream has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maple Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Maple Cream in another brand?
- Doodle (PPG 1204-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maple Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Maple Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.1; 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.