Maple Taffy (Valspar 3004-3C)
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Maple Taffy (Valspar 3004-3C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maple Taffy
Four Valspar colors picked for Maple Taffy 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 Maple Taffy, 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 | Afternoon | SW 6675 | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Happily Ever After | 173 | 60.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Spiced Butternut | 310B-5 | 65.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Pot | 1205-6 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Maple Taffy (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Maple Taffy
Darker than Maple Taffy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-3C |
| Hex | #FECA6D |
| RGB | 254, 202, 109 |
| HSL | 38°, 99%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.2, 8.1, 52.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maple Taffy (Valspar 3004-3C), published as #FECA6D
#EFC06D
#FFD46B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maple Taffy (Valspar 3004-3C)?
- Maple Taffy has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maple Taffy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Maple Taffy in another brand?
- Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maple Taffy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Maple Taffy as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 52.8; 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.