Hazy Dawn (Valspar 3004-2B)
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Hazy Dawn (Valspar 3004-2B) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hazy Dawn
Four Valspar colors picked for Hazy Dawn 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 Hazy Dawn, 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 | Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 76 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Squish-Squash | 311 | 77.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet As Honey | P290-2 | 82.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Corn Silk | 12-01 | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Hazy Dawn (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Hazy Dawn
Darker than Hazy Dawn
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-2B |
| Hex | #FEE8AC |
| RGB | 254, 232, 172 |
| HSL | 44°, 98%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, -1.1, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hazy Dawn (Valspar 3004-2B), published as #FEE8AC
#EEDEAB
#FFF3AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hazy Dawn (Valspar 3004-2B)?
- Hazy Dawn has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hazy Dawn is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Hazy Dawn in another brand?
- Sweet As Honey (Behr P290-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hazy Dawn warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Hazy Dawn as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.0; 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.