Mustard Glaze (Valspar 3006-3A)
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Mustard Glaze (Valspar 3006-3A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mustard Glaze
Four Valspar colors picked for Mustard Glaze 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 Mustard Glaze, 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 | Overjoy | SW 6689 | 58 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Damask Gold | CW-405 | 48.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Va Va Voom | 1210-6 | 49 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Mustard Glaze (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Mustard Glaze
Darker than Mustard Glaze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-3A |
| Hex | #E4BB53 |
| RGB | 228, 187, 83 |
| HSL | 43°, 73%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, 3.4, 56.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mustard Glaze (Valspar 3006-3A), published as #E4BB53
#D5B153
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mustard Glaze (Valspar 3006-3A)?
- Mustard Glaze has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mustard Glaze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mustard Glaze in another brand?
- Yellow Gold (Behr 360D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mustard Glaze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mustard Glaze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 56.8; 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.