Cuddle (Valspar 3005-4B)
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Cuddle (Valspar 3005-4B) 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 Cuddle
Four Valspar colors picked for Cuddle 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 Cuddle, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Calla Lily | 283 | 79.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Meringue | P300-2 | 87.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Banana Brulee | 1214-3 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Cuddle (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Cuddle
Darker than Cuddle
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-4B |
| Hex | #F9EBBB |
| RGB | 249, 235, 187 |
| HSL | 46°, 84%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -2.6, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cuddle (Valspar 3005-4B), published as #F9EBBB
#E8E1BA
#FFF6BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cuddle (Valspar 3005-4B)?
- Cuddle has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cuddle is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cuddle in another brand?
- Banana Brulee (PPG 1214-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cuddle warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cuddle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.