Champagne Dance (Valspar 3005-4C)

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Champagne Dance (Valspar 3005-4C) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Champagne Dance
Four Valspar colors picked for Champagne Dance 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 Champagne Dance, 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 | Lily | SW 6693 | 81 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Candlelit Dinner | 295 | 81.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dandelion Tea | T15-9 | 82.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Barely Butter | 1205-3 | 82 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Champagne Dance (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Champagne Dance
Darker than Champagne Dance
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-4C |
| Hex | #F9ECC3 |
| RGB | 249, 236, 195 |
| HSL | 46°, 82%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -2.0, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Champagne Dance (Valspar 3005-4C), published as #F9ECC3
#E8E2C1
#FFF7C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Champagne Dance (Valspar 3005-4C)?
- Champagne Dance has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Champagne Dance is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Champagne Dance in another brand?
- Dandelion Tea (Behr T15-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Champagne Dance warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Champagne Dance as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.