Pirate's Treasure (Valspar 3006-5B)
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Pirate's Treasure (Valspar 3006-5B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pirate's Treasure
Four Valspar colors picked for Pirate's Treasure 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 Pirate's Treasure, 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 | Torchlight | SW 6374 | 48 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Natural | ES-10 | 46 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Lamplit | MQ4-11 | 48.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brown Mustard | 1208-5 | 46 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Pirate's Treasure (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Pirate's Treasure
Darker than Pirate's Treasure
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-5B |
| Hex | #E2AE62 |
| RGB | 226, 174, 98 |
| HSL | 36°, 69%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.4, 10.5, 45.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pirate's Treasure (Valspar 3006-5B), published as #E2AE62
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pirate's Treasure (Valspar 3006-5B)?
- Pirate's Treasure has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pirate's Treasure is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pirate's Treasure in another brand?
- Lamplit (Behr MQ4-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pirate's Treasure warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pirate's Treasure as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.8; 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.