Bamboo Leaves (Valspar 3009-4)
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Bamboo Leaves (Valspar 3009-4) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bamboo Leaves
Four Valspar colors picked for Bamboo Leaves 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 Bamboo Leaves, 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 | Escapade Gold | SW 6403 | 34 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gilded Ballroom | CSP-980 | 34.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Moss | 360F-5 | 37.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shutter Bug | 1108-6 | 37 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Bamboo Leaves (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Bamboo Leaves
Darker than Bamboo Leaves
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3009-4 |
| Hex | #BC9F60 |
| RGB | 188, 159, 96 |
| HSL | 41°, 41%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.8, 2.5, 36.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bamboo Leaves (Valspar 3009-4), published as #BC9F60
#AD955F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bamboo Leaves (Valspar 3009-4)?
- Bamboo Leaves has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bamboo Leaves is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bamboo Leaves in another brand?
- Gilded Ballroom (BM CSP-980) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bamboo Leaves warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bamboo Leaves as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.7; 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.