Golden Moon (Valspar 3004-3B)
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Golden Moon (Valspar 3004-3B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Moon
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Moon 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 Moon, 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 | Goldenrod | SW 6677 | 50 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunflower Fields | 174 | 49.1 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Goldenrod Field | PMD-20 | 50.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Moon (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Moon
Darker than Golden Moon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-3B |
| Hex | #F5B651 |
| RGB | 245, 182, 81 |
| HSL | 37°, 89%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 13.0, 58.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Moon (Valspar 3004-3B), published as #F5B651
#E6AC51
#FFC04E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Moon (Valspar 3004-3B)?
- Golden Moon has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Moon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Moon in another brand?
- Sunflower Fields (BM 174) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Moon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Moon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.7; 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.