Morning Sunrise (Valspar 3011-2)
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Morning Sunrise (Valspar 3011-2) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Morning Sunrise
Four Valspar colors picked for Morning Sunrise 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 Morning Sunrise, 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 | Gusto Gold | SW 6904 | 50 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Citrus Blast | 2018-30 | 51.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Boiled | P270-6 | 55.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mango Margarita | 1204-7 | 54 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Morning Sunrise (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Morning Sunrise
Darker than Morning Sunrise
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3011-2 |
| Hex | #FFB234 |
| RGB | 255, 178, 52 |
| HSL | 37°, 100%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, 18.0, 70.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Morning Sunrise (Valspar 3011-2), published as #FFB234
#F0A836
#FFBC2E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Morning Sunrise (Valspar 3011-2)?
- Morning Sunrise has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Morning Sunrise is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Morning Sunrise in another brand?
- Citrus Blast (BM 2018-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Morning Sunrise warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Morning Sunrise as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 70.5; 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.