Sweet Treats (Valspar 3005-6B)
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Sweet Treats (Valspar 3005-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Treats
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Treats 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 Sweet Treats, 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 | Peace Yellow | SW 2857 | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Byrd Beige | CW-365 | 59.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Harmonious Gold | M300-3 | 64.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spice Is Nice | 1090-2 | 65 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Sweet Treats (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Treats
Darker than Sweet Treats
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-6B |
| Hex | #E9CDA1 |
| RGB | 233, 205, 161 |
| HSL | 37°, 62%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 3.4, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Treats (Valspar 3005-6B), published as #E9CDA1
#D9C3A0
#FAD7A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Treats (Valspar 3005-6B)?
- Sweet Treats has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Treats is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Treats in another brand?
- Harmonious Gold (Behr M300-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Treats warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Treats as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.