Fancy Suede (Valspar 3010-5)
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Fancy Suede (Valspar 3010-5) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fancy Suede
Four Valspar colors picked for Fancy Suede 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 Fancy Suede, 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 | Rookwood Amber | SW 2817 | 29 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Venetian Gold | 2158-20 | 28.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Toffee Tart | M250-6 | 29.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Broomstick | 16-19 | 31 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Fancy Suede (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Fancy Suede
Darker than Fancy Suede
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3010-5 |
| Hex | #C2874D |
| RGB | 194, 135, 77 |
| HSL | 30°, 49%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.1, 16.5, 39.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fancy Suede (Valspar 3010-5), published as #C2874D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fancy Suede (Valspar 3010-5)?
- Fancy Suede has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fancy Suede is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fancy Suede in another brand?
- Rookwood Amber (SW 2817) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fancy Suede warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fancy Suede as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.8; 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.