Young At Heart (Valspar 3003-8A)

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Young At Heart (Valspar 3003-8A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Young At Heart
Four Valspar colors picked for Young At Heart 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 Young At Heart, 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 | Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tawny Bisque | 1110 | 46.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Oak | QE-29 | 46.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Splash Of Honey | 1088-4 | 51 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Young At Heart (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Young At Heart
Darker than Young At Heart
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-8A |
| Hex | #D4B488 |
| RGB | 212, 180, 136 |
| HSL | 35°, 47%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.1, 5.3, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Young At Heart (Valspar 3003-8A), published as #D4B488
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Young At Heart (Valspar 3003-8A)?
- Young At Heart has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Young At Heart is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Young At Heart in another brand?
- Tawny Bisque (BM 1110) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Young At Heart warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Young At Heart as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; 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.