Golden Delight (Valspar 3005-1A)
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Golden Delight (Valspar 3005-1A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Delight
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Delight 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 Golden Delight, 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 | Cheerful | SW 6903 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Abstracta | 322 | 57.6 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Unmellow Yellow | P300-7 | 62.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Delight (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Delight
Darker than Golden Delight
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-1A |
| Hex | #FECA2A |
| RGB | 254, 202, 42 |
| HSL | 45°, 99%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 4.9, 78.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Delight (Valspar 3005-1A), published as #FECA2A
#EFC02E
#FFD421
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Delight (Valspar 3005-1A)?
- Golden Delight has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Delight is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Delight in another brand?
- Abstracta (BM 322) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Delight warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Delight as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 78.3; 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.