Hidden Path (Valspar 3008-8C)
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Hidden Path (Valspar 3008-8C) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hidden Path
Four Valspar colors picked for Hidden Path by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Hidden Path, 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 | Vital Yellow | SW 6392 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lighthouse Landing | 1044 | 68.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Scribe | MQ2-31 | 71.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Deserted Beach | 1104-3 | 71 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Hidden Path (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Hidden Path
Darker than Hidden Path
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3008-8C |
| Hex | #E7DBC0 |
| RGB | 231, 219, 192 |
| HSL | 42°, 45%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, -0.3, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hidden Path (Valspar 3008-8C), published as #E7DBC0
#D6D1BE
#F8E5C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hidden Path (Valspar 3008-8C)?
- Hidden Path has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hidden Path is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hidden Path in another brand?
- Deserted Beach (PPG 1104-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hidden Path warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Hidden Path as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.