Dry Leaf (Valspar 3008-8A)
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Dry Leaf (Valspar 3008-8A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dry Leaf
Four Valspar colors picked for Dry Leaf 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 Dry Leaf, 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 | Hearts of Palm | SW 6415 | 54 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Khaki | 2148-40 | 54.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Mood | 370F-4 | 54.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Country Style | 11-04 | 52 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Dry Leaf (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Dry Leaf
Darker than Dry Leaf
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-8A |
| Hex | #CEC193 |
| RGB | 206, 193, 147 |
| HSL | 47°, 38%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, -2.5, 24.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dry Leaf (Valspar 3008-8A), published as #CEC193
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dry Leaf (Valspar 3008-8A)?
- Dry Leaf has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dry Leaf is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dry Leaf in another brand?
- Hearts of Palm (SW 6415) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dry Leaf warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dry Leaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.9; 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.