Chickery Chick (Valspar 3008-2A)
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Chickery Chick (Valspar 3008-2A) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chickery Chick
Four Valspar colors picked for Chickery Chick 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 Chickery Chick, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Grass | 339 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Storm Lightning | P310-4 | 79.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Chickery Chick (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Chickery Chick
Darker than Chickery Chick
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-2A |
| Hex | #FBE998 |
| RGB | 251, 233, 152 |
| HSL | 49°, 93%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -5.0, 41.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chickery Chick (Valspar 3008-2A), published as #FBE998
#EBDE97
#FFF497
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chickery Chick (Valspar 3008-2A)?
- Chickery Chick has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chickery Chick is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Chickery Chick in another brand?
- Lemon Grass (BM 339) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chickery Chick warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Chickery Chick as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.6; 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.