Ancient Scroll (Valspar 3008-8B)
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Ancient Scroll (Valspar 3008-8B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancient Scroll
Four Valspar colors picked for Ancient Scroll 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 Ancient Scroll, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Morning | 263 | 60.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Ground Ginger | 380F-4 | 59.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sanctuary | 1026-2 | 59 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Ancient Scroll (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancient Scroll
Darker than Ancient Scroll
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-8B |
| Hex | #DACEA6 |
| RGB | 218, 206, 166 |
| HSL | 46°, 41%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -2.1, 21.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancient Scroll (Valspar 3008-8B), published as #DACEA6
#CAC4A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancient Scroll (Valspar 3008-8B)?
- Ancient Scroll has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancient Scroll is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancient Scroll in another brand?
- Spring Morning (BM 263) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Ancient Scroll warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ancient Scroll as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.4; 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.