Golden Meadow (Valspar 3008-3B)
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Golden Meadow (Valspar 3008-3B) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Meadow
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Meadow 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 Golden Meadow, 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 | Eye Catching | SW 6914 | 50 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Valley | 350 | 49.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Citrus Zest | 390B-6 | 60.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Indian Maize | 1214-6 | 55 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Meadow (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Meadow
Darker than Golden Meadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-3B |
| Hex | #E4C24F |
| RGB | 228, 194, 79 |
| HSL | 46°, 73%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, -0.5, 60.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Meadow (Valspar 3008-3B), published as #E4C24F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Meadow (Valspar 3008-3B)?
- Golden Meadow has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Meadow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Meadow in another brand?
- Indian Maize (PPG 1214-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Meadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Meadow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 60.4; 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.