Yellow Mustard (Valspar 3007-1A)
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Yellow Mustard (Valspar 3007-1A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Mustard
Four Valspar colors picked for Yellow Mustard 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 Yellow Mustard, 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 | Confident Yellow | SW 6911 | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunshine | 2021-30 | 60.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Marigold | 380B-7 | 64.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flirtatious | 1212-7 | 70 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Yellow Mustard (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Mustard
Darker than Yellow Mustard
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3007-1A |
| Hex | #FACD03 |
| RGB | 250, 205, 3 |
| HSL | 49°, 98%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.0, 1.1, 84.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Mustard (Valspar 3007-1A), published as #FACD03
#EBC311
#FFD700
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Mustard (Valspar 3007-1A)?
- Yellow Mustard has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Mustard is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Mustard in another brand?
- Sunshine (BM 2021-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Yellow Mustard warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Yellow Mustard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 84.6; 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.