Pale Maize (Valspar 3005-8C)
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Pale Maize (Valspar 3005-8C) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Maize
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Maize 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 Pale Maize, 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 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | America's Heartland | 197 | 77.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dandelion Tea | T15-9 | 82.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Barely Butter | 1205-3 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Pale Maize (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Maize
Darker than Pale Maize
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-8C |
| Hex | #F3E7C1 |
| RGB | 243, 231, 193 |
| HSL | 46°, 68%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -1.9, 20.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Maize (Valspar 3005-8C), published as #F3E7C1
#E2DDBF
#FFF1C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Maize (Valspar 3005-8C)?
- Pale Maize has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Maize is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Maize in another brand?
- Lily (SW 6693) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Maize warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Maize as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.0; 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.