Golden Haze (Valspar 3006-1C)
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Golden Haze (Valspar 3006-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Haze
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Haze 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 Golden Haze, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amarillo | 320 | 68.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Solar Energy | P310-5 | 71.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Forsythia Blossom | 1214-5 | 69 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Haze (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Haze
Darker than Golden Haze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-1C |
| Hex | #F8D866 |
| RGB | 248, 216, 102 |
| HSL | 47°, 91%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -2.0, 59.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Haze (Valspar 3006-1C), published as #F8D866
#E9CE66
#FFE263
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Haze (Valspar 3006-1C)?
- Golden Haze has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Haze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Haze in another brand?
- Amarillo (BM 320) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Haze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Haze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 59.1; 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.