Summer Wish (Valspar 3005-2B)
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Summer Wish (Valspar 3005-2B) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Wish
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Wish 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 Summer Wish, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Good Vibrations | 296 | 78.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lively Yellow | 330A-3 | 82.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Corn Silk | 12-01 | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Summer Wish (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Wish
Darker than Summer Wish
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-2B |
| Hex | #FDEAB4 |
| RGB | 253, 234, 180 |
| HSL | 44°, 95%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -1.5, 28.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Wish (Valspar 3005-2B), published as #FDEAB4
#ECE0B3
#FFF5B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Wish (Valspar 3005-2B)?
- Summer Wish has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Wish is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Wish in another brand?
- Good Vibrations (BM 296) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Wish warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Wish as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.6; 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.