Magic Lamp (Valspar 3005-9A)
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Magic Lamp (Valspar 3005-9A) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Magic Lamp
Four Valspar colors picked for Magic Lamp 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 Magic Lamp, 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 | Shaker Peg | SW 9539 | 19 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Caramel Apple | 1042 | 22.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Wool Tweed | 320F-6 | 22.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tweed | 1098-6 | 21 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Magic Lamp (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Magic Lamp
Darker than Magic Lamp
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-9A |
| Hex | #947952 |
| RGB | 148, 121, 82 |
| HSL | 35°, 29%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.5, 5.0, 25.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Magic Lamp (Valspar 3005-9A), published as #947952
#867051
#A38251
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Magic Lamp (Valspar 3005-9A)?
- Magic Lamp has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Magic Lamp is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Magic Lamp in another brand?
- Tweed (PPG 1098-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Magic Lamp warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Magic Lamp as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.3; 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.