Sunday Brunch (Valspar 3005-3B)
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Sunday Brunch (Valspar 3005-3B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sunday Brunch
Four Valspar colors picked for Sunday Brunch 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 Sunday Brunch, 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 | Rayo de Sol | SW 9020 | 60 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Firefly | 299 | 54.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Citrus Zest | 390B-6 | 60.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Indian Maize | 1214-6 | 55 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Sunday Brunch (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Sunday Brunch
Darker than Sunday Brunch
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-3B |
| Hex | #ECC455 |
| RGB | 236, 196, 85 |
| HSL | 44°, 80%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, 2.2, 59.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sunday Brunch (Valspar 3005-3B), published as #ECC455
#DDBA55
#FBCE52
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sunday Brunch (Valspar 3005-3B)?
- Sunday Brunch has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sunday Brunch is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sunday Brunch in another brand?
- Citrus Zest (Behr 390B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sunday Brunch warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sunday Brunch as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 59.4; 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.