Caraway Seed (Valspar 3005-9C)
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Caraway Seed (Valspar 3005-9C) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caraway Seed
Four Valspar colors picked for Caraway Seed 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 Caraway Seed, 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 | Tarnished Treasure | SW 9118 | 38 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spice Gold | 1040 | 38 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Golden Age | T13-4 | 38.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antiquity | 1093-5 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Caraway Seed (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Caraway Seed
Darker than Caraway Seed
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-9C |
| Hex | #BDA67F |
| RGB | 189, 166, 127 |
| HSL | 38°, 32%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.2, 2.6, 23.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caraway Seed (Valspar 3005-9C), published as #BDA67F
#AE9C7E
#CDB07E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caraway Seed (Valspar 3005-9C)?
- Caraway Seed has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caraway Seed is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Caraway Seed in another brand?
- Spice Gold (BM 1040) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caraway Seed warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Caraway Seed as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.3; 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.