Summer Smile (Valspar 3006-2C)
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Summer Smile (Valspar 3006-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 88, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Smile
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Smile 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 Summer Smile, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Old Straw Hat | 337 | 85.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Twinkle | 390A-3 | 88.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Summer Smile (LRV 88) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Smile
Darker than Summer Smile
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-2C |
| Hex | #F9F2CC |
| RGB | 249, 242, 204 |
| HSL | 51°, 79%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.2, -3.7, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Smile (Valspar 3006-2C), published as #F9F2CC
#E8E7CA
#FFFDCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Smile (Valspar 3006-2C)?
- Summer Smile has an LRV of 88. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Smile is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Smile in another brand?
- Old Straw Hat (BM 337) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Smile warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Smile as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.