Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C)
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Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Wheat
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Wheat 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 Summer Wheat, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Raincoat | 2020-40 | 68.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pineapple Fruit | PPH-03 | 72.3 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Butternut | 1206-5 | 72 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Summer Wheat (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Wheat
Darker than Summer Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-1C |
| Hex | #FFD979 |
| RGB | 255, 217, 121 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.1, 1.8, 51.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C), published as #FFD979
#EFCF79
#FFE377
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C)?
- Summer Wheat has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Wheat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Wheat in another brand?
- Pineapple Fruit (Behr PPH-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Wheat warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 51.7; 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.