Timeless Gold (Valspar 3006-7C)
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Timeless Gold (Valspar 3006-7C) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timeless Gold
Four Valspar colors picked for Timeless Gold 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 Timeless Gold, 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 | Coriander Powder | SW 9025 | 36 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Baked Cumin | 1062 | 32.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Tapestry Gold | BNC-15 | 32.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Golden Granola | 1094-5 | 34 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Timeless Gold (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Timeless Gold
Darker than Timeless Gold
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-7C |
| Hex | #B69B70 |
| RGB | 182, 155, 112 |
| HSL | 37°, 32%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.4, 3.8, 26.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timeless Gold (Valspar 3006-7C), published as #B69B70
#A7916F
#C6A56F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timeless Gold (Valspar 3006-7C)?
- Timeless Gold has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timeless Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Timeless Gold in another brand?
- Golden Granola (PPG 1094-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Timeless Gold warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Timeless Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.3; 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.