Estate Vanilla (Valspar 3004-8C)
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Estate Vanilla (Valspar 3004-8C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Estate Vanilla
Four Valspar colors picked for Estate Vanilla 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 Estate Vanilla, 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 | Morning Sun | SW 6672 | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Point Pleasant | 155 | 78.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tailwind | BXC-53 | 81.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Blossom | 1090-1 | 81 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Estate Vanilla (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Estate Vanilla
Darker than Estate Vanilla
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-8C |
| Hex | #F3E6CD |
| RGB | 243, 230, 205 |
| HSL | 39°, 61%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, 0.4, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Estate Vanilla (Valspar 3004-8C), published as #F3E6CD
#E2DCCB
#FFF0CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Estate Vanilla (Valspar 3004-8C)?
- Estate Vanilla has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Estate Vanilla is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Estate Vanilla in another brand?
- Magnolia Blossom (PPG 1090-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Estate Vanilla warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Estate Vanilla as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.