Elizabethan Yellow (Valspar 3009-1)
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Elizabethan Yellow (Valspar 3009-1) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elizabethan Yellow
Four Valspar colors picked for Elizabethan Yellow 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 Elizabethan Yellow, 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 | Cheerful | SW 6903 | 63 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Imperial Yellow | 314 | 57.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sunflower | 330B-7 | 61.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rise-n-shine | 1206-7 | 62 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Elizabethan Yellow (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Elizabethan Yellow
Darker than Elizabethan Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3009-1 |
| Hex | #FFC33E |
| RGB | 255, 195, 62 |
| HSL | 41°, 100%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 9.6, 70.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elizabethan Yellow (Valspar 3009-1), published as #FFC33E
#F0B940
#FFCD39
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elizabethan Yellow (Valspar 3009-1)?
- Elizabethan Yellow has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elizabethan Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Elizabethan Yellow in another brand?
- Sunflower (Behr 330B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Elizabethan Yellow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Elizabethan Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 70.8; 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.