Desert Grass (Valspar 3008-7C)
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Desert Grass (Valspar 3008-7C) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Grass
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Grass 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 Desert Grass, 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Divan | CSP-1005 | 39 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fresh Brew | M330-5 | 40.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Nettle | 1111-4 | 42 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Desert Grass (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Grass
Darker than Desert Grass
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-7C |
| Hex | #BCAE7D |
| RGB | 188, 174, 125 |
| HSL | 47°, 32%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, -2.4, 27.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Grass (Valspar 3008-7C), published as #BCAE7D
#ADA47C
#CCB87C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Grass (Valspar 3008-7C)?
- Desert Grass has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Grass in another brand?
- Nettle (PPG 1111-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Grass warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.0; 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.