Pecan Cream (Valspar 3006-4B)
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Pecan Cream (Valspar 3006-4B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pecan Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Pecan Cream 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 Pecan Cream, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Harp Strings | 213 | 71.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Windsong | 390C-3 | 77.8 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Butter Cookie | 1108-3 | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Pecan Cream (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Pecan Cream
Darker than Pecan Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-4B |
| Hex | #F3E4AF |
| RGB | 243, 228, 175 |
| HSL | 47°, 74%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, -2.8, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pecan Cream (Valspar 3006-4B), published as #F3E4AF
#E3DAAE
#FFEEAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pecan Cream (Valspar 3006-4B)?
- Pecan Cream has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pecan Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pecan Cream in another brand?
- Windsong (Behr 390C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pecan Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pecan Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.