Lovely Bluff (Valspar 3004-10C)
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Lovely Bluff (Valspar 3004-10C) 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 Lovely Bluff
Four Valspar colors picked for Lovely Bluff 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 Lovely Bluff, 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 | Antique White | SW 6119 | 72 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Barbados Sand | 1094 | 70.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wax Sculpture | PPU7-17 | 67.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Camel Tan | 12-13 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Lovely Bluff (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Lovely Bluff
Darker than Lovely Bluff
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-10C |
| Hex | #E5D8C1 |
| RGB | 229, 216, 193 |
| HSL | 38°, 41%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, 0.7, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lovely Bluff (Valspar 3004-10C), published as #E5D8C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lovely Bluff (Valspar 3004-10C)?
- Lovely Bluff has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lovely Bluff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lovely Bluff in another brand?
- Camel Tan (PPG 12-13) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lovely Bluff warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lovely Bluff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.