Golden Avocado (Valspar 3008-5A)
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Golden Avocado (Valspar 3008-5A) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Avocado
Four Valspar colors picked for Golden Avocado 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 Avocado, 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 | Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 41 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | French Quarter Gold | 287 | 38 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lemongrass | PPU6-18 | 39.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Glorious Gold | 1107-6 | 42 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Golden Avocado (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Avocado
Darker than Golden Avocado
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-5A |
| Hex | #C7A44B |
| RGB | 199, 164, 75 |
| HSL | 43°, 53%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.9, 2.7, 49.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Avocado (Valspar 3008-5A), published as #C7A44B
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#D6AE48
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Avocado (Valspar 3008-5A)?
- Golden Avocado has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Avocado is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Avocado in another brand?
- French Quarter Gold (BM 287) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Avocado warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Golden Avocado as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 49.9; 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.