Tangy Lemon (Valspar 3006-2A)
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Tangy Lemon (Valspar 3006-2A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangy Lemon
Four Valspar colors picked for Tangy Lemon 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 Tangy Lemon, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dalila | 319 | 72.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Daffodil Yellow | 380B-4 | 77.3 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Firelight | 1211-5 | 71 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Tangy Lemon (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangy Lemon
Darker than Tangy Lemon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-2A |
| Hex | #FEE284 |
| RGB | 254, 226, 132 |
| HSL | 46°, 98%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -2.2, 49.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangy Lemon (Valspar 3006-2A), published as #FEE284
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangy Lemon (Valspar 3006-2A)?
- Tangy Lemon has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangy Lemon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tangy Lemon in another brand?
- Daffodil Yellow (Behr 380B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tangy Lemon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tangy Lemon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 49.2; 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.