Glowing Dune (Valspar 3006-9C)
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Glowing Dune (Valspar 3006-9C) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glowing Dune
Four Valspar colors picked for Glowing Dune 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 Glowing Dune, 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 | Tarnished Treasure | SW 9118 | 38 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spice Gold | 1040 | 38 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Golden Age | T13-4 | 38.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sailor's Knot | 1100-4 | 38 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Glowing Dune (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Glowing Dune
Darker than Glowing Dune
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-9C |
| Hex | #BBA47E |
| RGB | 187, 164, 126 |
| HSL | 37°, 31%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.5, 2.7, 22.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glowing Dune (Valspar 3006-9C), published as #BBA47E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glowing Dune (Valspar 3006-9C)?
- Glowing Dune has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glowing Dune is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Glowing Dune in another brand?
- Spice Gold (BM 1040) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glowing Dune warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Glowing Dune as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; 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.