Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B)
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Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shoreline
Four Valspar colors picked for Shoreline 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 Shoreline, 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 | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pineapple Smoothy | 142 | 74.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Caribbean Sunrise | UL180-19 | 72.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Yellow | 1209-3 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Shoreline (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Shoreline
Darker than Shoreline
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-6B |
| Hex | #F8DEB0 |
| RGB | 248, 222, 176 |
| HSL | 38°, 84%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 2.3, 25.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B), published as #F8DEB0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shoreline (Valspar 3006-6B)?
- Shoreline has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shoreline is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Shoreline in another brand?
- Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shoreline warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Shoreline as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.9; 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.