Yellow Chimes (Valspar 3011-1)
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Yellow Chimes (Valspar 3011-1) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Chimes
Four Valspar colors picked for Yellow Chimes 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 Yellow Chimes, 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 | Lemon Twist | SW 6909 | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Highlighter | 2021-40 | 70.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Neon Light | 380B-5 | 74.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Dilly Dally | 1213-6 | 71 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Yellow Chimes (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Chimes
Darker than Yellow Chimes
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3011-1 |
| Hex | #FFDD5D |
| RGB | 255, 221, 93 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -2.2, 65.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Chimes (Valspar 3011-1), published as #FFDD5D
#F0D35E
#FFE75A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Chimes (Valspar 3011-1)?
- Yellow Chimes has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Chimes is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Chimes in another brand?
- Neon Light (Behr 380B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yellow Chimes warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Yellow Chimes as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 65.2; 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.