Butterscotch Lollipop (Valspar 3011-3)
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Butterscotch Lollipop (Valspar 3011-3) 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 Butterscotch Lollipop
Four Valspar colors picked for Butterscotch Lollipop 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 Butterscotch Lollipop, 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 | Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 58 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellowstone | 202 | 47.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Dandelion Wish | MQ4-12 | 52.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bright Idea | 1210-5 | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Butterscotch Lollipop (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Butterscotch Lollipop
Darker than Butterscotch Lollipop
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3011-3 |
| Hex | #E3B964 |
| RGB | 227, 185, 100 |
| HSL | 40°, 69%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 5.2, 48.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butterscotch Lollipop (Valspar 3011-3), published as #E3B964
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butterscotch Lollipop (Valspar 3011-3)?
- Butterscotch Lollipop has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butterscotch Lollipop is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Butterscotch Lollipop in another brand?
- Dandelion Wish (Behr MQ4-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butterscotch Lollipop warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Butterscotch Lollipop as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.3; 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.