Gardenia (Valspar 3005-10B)
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Gardenia (Valspar 3005-10B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gardenia
Four Valspar colors picked for Gardenia 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 Gardenia, 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 | Believable Buff | SW 6120 | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Alpaca | 1074 | 58.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | New Khaki | ECC-54-1 | 58.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Armadillo | 14-17 | 59 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Gardenia (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Gardenia
Darker than Gardenia
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-10B |
| Hex | #D9C7AB |
| RGB | 217, 199, 171 |
| HSL | 37°, 38%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, 1.9, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gardenia (Valspar 3005-10B), published as #D9C7AB
#C9BDA9
#EAD1AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gardenia (Valspar 3005-10B)?
- Gardenia has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gardenia is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gardenia in another brand?
- New Khaki (Behr ECC-54-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gardenia warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gardenia as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.