Golden Mist (Valspar 3007-1C)
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Golden Mist (Valspar 3007-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Mist
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Mist 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 Golden Mist, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunbeam | 328 | 68.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Neon Light | 380B-5 | 74.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Mist (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Mist
Darker than Golden Mist
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3007-1C |
| Hex | #FBDD64 |
| RGB | 251, 221, 100 |
| HSL | 48°, 95%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -3.4, 61.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Mist (Valspar 3007-1C), published as #FBDD64
#ECD364
#FFE761
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Mist (Valspar 3007-1C)?
- Golden Mist has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Mist in another brand?
- Sunbeam (BM 328) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Mist warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 61.8; 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.