Tangy (Valspar 3008-1A)
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Tangy (Valspar 3008-1A) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangy
Four Valspar colors picked for Tangy 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 Tangy, 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 | Daisy | SW 6910 | 68 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Viking Yellow | 321 | 63.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Zest | S-G-390 | 68.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flirtatious | 1212-7 | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Tangy (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangy
Darker than Tangy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-1A |
| Hex | #FBD12B |
| RGB | 251, 209, 43 |
| HSL | 48°, 96%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 0.0, 79.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangy (Valspar 3008-1A), published as #FBD12B
#ECC72F
#FFDB22
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangy (Valspar 3008-1A)?
- Tangy has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tangy in another brand?
- Lemon Zest (Behr S-G-390) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Tangy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tangy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 79.1; 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.