Canary Diamond (Valspar 3008-6B)
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Canary Diamond (Valspar 3008-6B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canary Diamond
Four Valspar colors picked for Canary Diamond 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 Canary Diamond, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Barley | 199 | 67.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Honey Beige | 390D-4 | 65.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Upbeat | 1106-2 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Canary Diamond (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Canary Diamond
Darker than Canary Diamond
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-6B |
| Hex | #ECD8A2 |
| RGB | 236, 216, 162 |
| HSL | 44°, 66%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -1.0, 29.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canary Diamond (Valspar 3008-6B), published as #ECD8A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canary Diamond (Valspar 3008-6B)?
- Canary Diamond has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canary Diamond is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Canary Diamond in another brand?
- Barley (BM 199) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Canary Diamond warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Canary Diamond as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.2; 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.