Lemon Butter (Valspar 3008-4B)
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Lemon Butter (Valspar 3008-4B) is a very light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Butter
Four Valspar colors picked for Lemon Butter 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 Lemon Butter, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Calla Lily | 283 | 79.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lantern Light | P320-2 | 82.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Easy On The Eyes | 1211-3 | 84 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Lemon Butter (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Butter
Darker than Lemon Butter
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-4B |
| Hex | #F9EDB7 |
| RGB | 249, 237, 183 |
| HSL | 49°, 85%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -4.1, 27.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Butter (Valspar 3008-4B), published as #F9EDB7
#E8E2B6
#FFF8B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Butter (Valspar 3008-4B)?
- Lemon Butter has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Butter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Butter in another brand?
- Easy On The Eyes (PPG 1211-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Butter warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Lemon Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.7; 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.