Warm Sunshine (Valspar 3004-6B)
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Warm Sunshine (Valspar 3004-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warm Sunshine
Four Valspar colors picked for Warm Sunshine 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 Warm Sunshine, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Oklahoma Wheat | 2160-50 | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Amber Moon | HDC-CT-01 | 66.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spice Is Nice | 1090-2 | 65 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Warm Sunshine (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Warm Sunshine
Darker than Warm Sunshine
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-6B |
| Hex | #F0D4A8 |
| RGB | 240, 212, 168 |
| HSL | 37°, 71%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, 3.4, 25.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warm Sunshine (Valspar 3004-6B), published as #F0D4A8
#E0CAA7
#FFDEA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warm Sunshine (Valspar 3004-6B)?
- Warm Sunshine has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warm Sunshine is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Warm Sunshine in another brand?
- Amber Moon (Behr HDC-CT-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Warm Sunshine warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Warm Sunshine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.4; 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.