Golden Chime (Valspar 3006-5C)
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Golden Chime (Valspar 3006-5C) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Chime
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Chime 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 Golden Chime, 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 | Colonial Yellow | SW 0030 | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amber Waves | 2159-40 | 54.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pollen Grains | PMD-30 | 60.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gold Buff | 1208-4 | 59 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Chime (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Chime
Darker than Golden Chime
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-5C |
| Hex | #F0C282 |
| RGB | 240, 194, 130 |
| HSL | 35°, 79%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 8.4, 38.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Chime (Valspar 3006-5C), published as #F0C282
#E0B881
#FFCC81
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Chime (Valspar 3006-5C)?
- Golden Chime has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Chime is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Chime in another brand?
- Amber Waves (BM 2159-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Chime warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Chime as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.3; 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.