Praline Cake (Valspar 3004-7A)
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Praline Cake (Valspar 3004-7A) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Praline Cake
Four Valspar colors picked for Praline Cake by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Praline Cake, 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 | Smokey Topaz | SW 6117 | 22 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Graham Cracker | 1113 | 22.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Butter Caramel | HDC-CL-18A | 22.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Pecan | 1089-7 | 22 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Praline Cake (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Praline Cake
Darker than Praline Cake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-7A |
| Hex | #A4794D |
| RGB | 164, 121, 77 |
| HSL | 30°, 36%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.1, 11.5, 30.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Praline Cake (Valspar 3004-7A), published as #A4794D
#96704C
#B3824C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Praline Cake (Valspar 3004-7A)?
- Praline Cake has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Praline Cake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Praline Cake in another brand?
- Butter Caramel (Behr HDC-CL-18A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Praline Cake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Praline Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.5; 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.