Summer Morning (Valspar 3007-2C)
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Summer Morning (Valspar 3007-2C) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Morning
Four Valspar colors picked for Summer Morning 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 Summer Morning, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Old Straw Hat | 337 | 85.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Candlelight Yellow | 400A-1 | 86.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Summer Morning (LRV 87) by LRV.
Darker than Summer Morning
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3007-2C |
| Hex | #F9F1C9 |
| RGB | 249, 241, 201 |
| HSL | 50°, 80%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -3.6, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Morning (Valspar 3007-2C), published as #F9F1C9
#E8E6C7
#FFFCC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Morning (Valspar 3007-2C)?
- Summer Morning has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Morning is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Morning in another brand?
- Old Straw Hat (BM 337) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Morning warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Summer Morning as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.