Toasting Tan (Valspar 3003-8B)
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Toasting Tan (Valspar 3003-8B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasting Tan
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasting Tan 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 Toasting Tan, 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 | Eaglet Beige | SW 7573 | 71 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Randolph Bisque | CW-185 | 67 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Steamed Milk | HDC-WR15-8 | 70.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Almond Brittle | 1095-3 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Toasting Tan (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasting Tan
Darker than Toasting Tan
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-8B |
| Hex | #EAD7BC |
| RGB | 234, 215, 188 |
| HSL | 35°, 52%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 2.3, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasting Tan (Valspar 3003-8B), published as #EAD7BC
#D9CDBA
#FBE1BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasting Tan (Valspar 3003-8B)?
- Toasting Tan has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasting Tan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Toasting Tan in another brand?
- Steamed Milk (Behr HDC-WR15-8) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasting Tan warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasting Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.