Toasted Oat (Valspar 3005-4A)
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Toasted Oat (Valspar 3005-4A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Oat
Four Valspar colors picked for Toasted Oat 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 Toasted Oat, 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 | Sunny Veranda | SW 9017 | 76 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Honey | 297 | 72.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Drops | 340B-4 | 79.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Toasted Oat (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Oat
Darker than Toasted Oat
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-4A |
| Hex | #F9E098 |
| RGB | 249, 224, 152 |
| HSL | 45°, 89%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -1.2, 38.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Oat (Valspar 3005-4A), published as #F9E098
#E9D697
#FFEA97
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Oat (Valspar 3005-4A)?
- Toasted Oat has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Oat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Oat in another brand?
- Lemon Drops (Behr 340B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Toasted Oat warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Toasted Oat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.4; 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.