Holmes Cream (Valspar 3004-10B)
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Holmes Cream (Valspar 3004-10B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Holmes Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Holmes Cream 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 Holmes 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 | Tres Naturale | SW 9101 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Alpaca | 1074 | 58.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lentil | N270-2 | 59.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seriously Sand | 1085-3 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Holmes Cream (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Holmes Cream
Darker than Holmes Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-10B |
| Hex | #DDC9AE |
| RGB | 221, 201, 174 |
| HSL | 34°, 41%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 2.8, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Holmes Cream (Valspar 3004-10B), published as #DDC9AE
#CDBFAC
#EED3AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Holmes Cream (Valspar 3004-10B)?
- Holmes Cream has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Holmes Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Holmes Cream in another brand?
- Alpaca (BM 1074) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Holmes Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Holmes Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.