Swiftly Green (Valspar 3008-5C)
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Swiftly Green (Valspar 3008-5C) 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 Swiftly Green
Four Valspar colors picked for Swiftly Green 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 Swiftly Green, 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 | Yellow Bird | SW 9022 | 64 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Gold Leaf | 201 | 55.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sea Kelp | 390D-5 | 57.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tropical Siesta | 1107-5 | 54 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Swiftly Green (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Swiftly Green
Darker than Swiftly Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-5C |
| Hex | #DDC47B |
| RGB | 221, 196, 123 |
| HSL | 45°, 59%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, -0.9, 39.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiftly Green (Valspar 3008-5C), published as #DDC47B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swiftly Green (Valspar 3008-5C)?
- Swiftly Green has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swiftly Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Swiftly Green in another brand?
- Gold Leaf (BM 201) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Swiftly Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Swiftly Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.8; 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.