Top Banana (Valspar 3008-1C)
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Top Banana (Valspar 3008-1C) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Top Banana
Four Valspar colors picked for Top Banana 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 Top Banana, 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 | Daffodil | SW 6901 | 71 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lightning Bug | 340 | 72.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Upbeat | P300-5 | 78.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Citrus Punch | 1212-5 | 81 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Top Banana (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Top Banana
Darker than Top Banana
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-1C |
| Hex | #FAE17D |
| RGB | 250, 225, 125 |
| HSL | 48°, 93%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -4.0, 51.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Top Banana (Valspar 3008-1C), published as #FAE17D
#EAD77D
#FFEC7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Top Banana (Valspar 3008-1C)?
- Top Banana has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Top Banana is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Top Banana in another brand?
- Lightning Bug (BM 340) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Top Banana warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Top Banana as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 51.7; 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.