Sweet Lemon (Valspar 3006-3B)
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Sweet Lemon (Valspar 3006-3B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Lemon
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet 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 Sweet 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 | Sunny Side Up | SW 9665 | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Firefly | 299 | 54.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Little Sun Dress | P280-5 | 61.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sol De Yucatan | 17-18 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Sweet Lemon (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Lemon
Darker than Sweet Lemon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-3B |
| Hex | #F2C85E |
| RGB | 242, 200, 94 |
| HSL | 43°, 85%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, 3.2, 57.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Lemon (Valspar 3006-3B), published as #F2C85E
#E3BE5E
#FFD25B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Lemon (Valspar 3006-3B)?
- Sweet Lemon has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Lemon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Lemon in another brand?
- Sunny Side Up (SW 9665) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Lemon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Lemon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 57.4; 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.