Heraldic Gold (Valspar 3010-3)
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Heraldic Gold (Valspar 3010-3) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heraldic Gold
Four Valspar colors picked for Heraldic Gold 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 Heraldic Gold, 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 | Nugget | SW 6697 | 46 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Valley | 350 | 49.9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Yellow Gold | 360D-6 | 50.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Indian Maize | 1214-6 | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Heraldic Gold (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Heraldic Gold
Darker than Heraldic Gold
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3010-3 |
| Hex | #E2BA4E |
| RGB | 226, 186, 78 |
| HSL | 44°, 72%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.2, 2.8, 58.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heraldic Gold (Valspar 3010-3), published as #E2BA4E
#D3B04F
#F1C44B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heraldic Gold (Valspar 3010-3)?
- Heraldic Gold has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heraldic Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heraldic Gold in another brand?
- Yellow Gold (Behr 360D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Heraldic Gold warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Heraldic Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.4; 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.