Demure Yellow (Valspar 3006-6C)
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Demure Yellow (Valspar 3006-6C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Demure Yellow
Four Valspar colors picked for Demure Yellow 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 Demure Yellow, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | San Mateo Beaches | 924 | 76.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Brushstroke | M320-3 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Wheat | 12-05 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Demure Yellow (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Demure Yellow
Darker than Demure Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-6C |
| Hex | #F2E1BA |
| RGB | 242, 225, 186 |
| HSL | 42°, 68%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -0.2, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Demure Yellow (Valspar 3006-6C), published as #F2E1BA
#E1D7B9
#FFEBB9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Demure Yellow (Valspar 3006-6C)?
- Demure Yellow has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Demure Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Demure Yellow in another brand?
- Full Moon (SW 6679) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Demure Yellow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Demure Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.