Simple Pleasures (Valspar 3003-6C)
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Simple Pleasures (Valspar 3003-6C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple Pleasures
Four Valspar colors picked for Simple Pleasures 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 Simple Pleasures, 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 | Impressive Ivory | SW 7560 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beachcrest Sand | 114 | 73.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Phoenix Villa | BXC-74 | 72.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peach Dip | 1203-3 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Simple Pleasures (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple Pleasures
Darker than Simple Pleasures
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-6C |
| Hex | #F1DCBF |
| RGB | 241, 220, 191 |
| HSL | 35°, 64%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 2.7, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple Pleasures (Valspar 3003-6C), published as #F1DCBF
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#FFE6BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple Pleasures (Valspar 3003-6C)?
- Simple Pleasures has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple Pleasures is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Simple Pleasures in another brand?
- Phoenix Villa (Behr BXC-74) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simple Pleasures warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Simple Pleasures as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.