Cloudy Sunset (Valspar 3005-8A)
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Cloudy Sunset (Valspar 3005-8A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloudy Sunset
Four Valspar colors picked for Cloudy Sunset 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 Cloudy Sunset, 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 | White Raisin | SW 7685 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Goldfinch | 187 | 56 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gold Hearted | T17-02 | 57.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lira | 12-06 | 57 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Cloudy Sunset (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloudy Sunset
Darker than Cloudy Sunset
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-8A |
| Hex | #E4C38E |
| RGB | 228, 195, 142 |
| HSL | 37°, 61%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 4.4, 31.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloudy Sunset (Valspar 3005-8A), published as #E4C38E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloudy Sunset (Valspar 3005-8A)?
- Cloudy Sunset has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloudy Sunset is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cloudy Sunset in another brand?
- Lira (PPG 12-06) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cloudy Sunset warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cloudy Sunset as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.0; 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.