Creamy Orange (Valspar 3005-5B)
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Creamy Orange (Valspar 3005-5B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Orange
Four Valspar colors picked for Creamy Orange 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 Creamy Orange, 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 | Anjou Pear | SW 6381 | 46 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Tavern Ochre | CW-375 | 45.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Flower Field | ICC-70 | 44.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tesoros | 17-20 | 48 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Creamy Orange (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Orange
Darker than Creamy Orange
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-5B |
| Hex | #DAAC6F |
| RGB | 218, 172, 111 |
| HSL | 34°, 59%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 9.4, 37.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Orange (Valspar 3005-5B), published as #DAAC6F
#CBA26E
#EAB66E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Orange (Valspar 3005-5B)?
- Creamy Orange has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Orange is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Orange in another brand?
- Anjou Pear (SW 6381) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Orange warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Creamy Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.7; 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.