Evening Sun (Valspar 3004-6C)
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Evening Sun (Valspar 3004-6C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Sun
Four Valspar colors picked for Evening Sun by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Evening Sun, 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Beige | 2156-60 | 79.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Moonglow | QE-18 | 79.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | To The Rescue | 12-25 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Evening Sun (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Sun
Darker than Evening Sun
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-6C |
| Hex | #FBE7C6 |
| RGB | 251, 231, 198 |
| HSL | 37°, 87%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, 1.7, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Sun (Valspar 3004-6C), published as #FBE7C6
#EADDC4
#FFF1C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Sun (Valspar 3004-6C)?
- Evening Sun has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Sun is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Sun in another brand?
- Soft Beige (BM 2156-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Evening Sun warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Evening Sun as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.