Roman Ornament (Valspar 3009-3)
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Roman Ornament (Valspar 3009-3) 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 Roman Ornament
Four Valspar colors picked for Roman Ornament 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 Roman Ornament, 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 | Kingdom Gold | SW 6698 | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Bounty | 294 | 39.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Golden Cricket | 370D-6 | 46.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Curry Sauce | 1210-7 | 41 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Roman Ornament (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Roman Ornament
Darker than Roman Ornament
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3009-3 |
| Hex | #D3A746 |
| RGB | 211, 167, 70 |
| HSL | 41°, 62%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, 6.0, 54.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roman Ornament (Valspar 3009-3), published as #D3A746
#C49D46
#E2B143
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roman Ornament (Valspar 3009-3)?
- Roman Ornament has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roman Ornament is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Roman Ornament in another brand?
- Golden Bounty (BM 294) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roman Ornament warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Roman Ornament as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 54.7; 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.