Classic Buff (Valspar 3006-10B)
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Classic Buff (Valspar 3006-10B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Classic Buff
Four Valspar colors picked for Classic Buff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Classic Buff, 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 | Dirty Martini | SW 9119 | 64 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ocean Beach | 958 | 63.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stucco White | BXC-50 | 66.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Loofah | 1094-2 | 66 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Classic Buff (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Classic Buff
Darker than Classic Buff
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-10B |
| Hex | #E1D2B6 |
| RGB | 225, 210, 182 |
| HSL | 39°, 42%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 0.7, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Classic Buff (Valspar 3006-10B), published as #E1D2B6
#D0C8B4
#F2DCB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Classic Buff (Valspar 3006-10B)?
- Classic Buff has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Classic Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Classic Buff in another brand?
- Loofah (PPG 1094-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Classic Buff warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Classic Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.