Sweet Mustard (Valspar 3008-1B)
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Sweet Mustard (Valspar 3008-1B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Mustard
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet 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 Sweet 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Glimmer | 342 | 64.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Neon Light | 380B-5 | 74.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Sweet Mustard (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Mustard
Darker than Sweet Mustard
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-1B |
| Hex | #FBD950 |
| RGB | 251, 217, 80 |
| HSL | 48°, 96%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, -2.6, 68.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Mustard (Valspar 3008-1B), published as #FBD950
#ECCF51
#FFE34C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Mustard (Valspar 3008-1B)?
- Sweet Mustard has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Mustard is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Mustard in another brand?
- Glimmer (BM 342) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Mustard warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Mustard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 68.9; 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.