Lemon Cream (Valspar 3006-4C)
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Lemon Cream (Valspar 3006-4C) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Cream
Four Valspar colors picked for Lemon 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 Lemon 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 | Lily | SW 6693 | 81 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Candlelit Dinner | 295 | 81.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Garlic Clove | 390C-2 | 84.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shiny Silk | 1206-3 | 84 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Lemon Cream (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Cream
Darker than Lemon Cream
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-4C |
| Hex | #F9EEC7 |
| RGB | 249, 238, 199 |
| HSL | 47°, 81%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, -2.4, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Cream (Valspar 3006-4C), published as #F9EEC7
#E8E4C5
#FFF9C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Cream (Valspar 3006-4C)?
- Lemon Cream has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Cream in another brand?
- Garlic Clove (Behr 390C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Cream warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lemon Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.