Golden Castle (Valspar 3004-3A)
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Golden Castle (Valspar 3004-3A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Castle
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Castle 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 Golden Castle, 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 | Sunflower | SW 6678 | 40 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Vista | 308 | 40.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Gilded Leaves | HDC-FL14-5 | 43.5 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brass Mesh | 1209-6 | 45 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Castle (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Castle
Darker than Golden Castle
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-3A |
| Hex | #E3A031 |
| RGB | 227, 160, 49 |
| HSL | 37°, 76%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 15.6, 63.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Castle (Valspar 3004-3A), published as #E3A031
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Castle (Valspar 3004-3A)?
- Golden Castle has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Castle is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Castle in another brand?
- Golden Vista (BM 308) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Golden Castle warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Castle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 63.6; 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.