Hint of Honey (Valspar 3005-1C)
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Hint of Honey (Valspar 3005-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hint of Honey
Four Valspar colors picked for Hint of Honey 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 Hint of Honey, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dalila | 319 | 72.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Chamomile | 360B-4 | 76.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Firelight | 1211-5 | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Hint of Honey (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Hint of Honey
Darker than Hint of Honey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-1C |
| Hex | #FFDE81 |
| RGB | 255, 222, 129 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -0.1, 49.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hint of Honey (Valspar 3005-1C), published as #FFDE81
#EFD480
#FFE87F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hint of Honey (Valspar 3005-1C)?
- Hint of Honey has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hint of Honey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hint of Honey in another brand?
- Sweet Chamomile (Behr 360B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Hint of Honey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Hint of Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 49.5; 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.