Capricious (Valspar 3005-8B)
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Capricious (Valspar 3005-8B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Capricious
Four Valspar colors picked for Capricious 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 Capricious, 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 | Captivating Cream | SW 6659 | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Key West Ivory | 192 | 65.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Marzipan | ICC-51 | 68.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Waves Of Grain | 12-07 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Capricious (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Capricious
Darker than Capricious
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-8B |
| Hex | #EFD6AC |
| RGB | 239, 214, 172 |
| HSL | 38°, 68%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 2.5, 24.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Capricious (Valspar 3005-8B), published as #EFD6AC
#DFCCAB
#FFE0AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Capricious (Valspar 3005-8B)?
- Capricious has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Capricious is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Capricious in another brand?
- Key West Ivory (BM 192) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Capricious warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Capricious as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.0; 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.