Willow Wind (Valspar 6004-3B)
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Willow Wind (Valspar 6004-3B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Willow Wind
Four Valspar colors picked for Willow Wind by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Willow Wind, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Flowering Herbs | 514 | 56.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Cilantro Cream | PPU9-18 | 58.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Canary Grass | 1114-3 | 59 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Willow Wind (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Willow Wind
Darker than Willow Wind
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6004-3B |
| Hex | #CDC8AA |
| RGB | 205, 200, 170 |
| HSL | 51°, 26%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, -3.3, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Willow Wind (Valspar 6004-3B), published as #CDC8AA
#BCBEA8
#DED2AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Willow Wind (Valspar 6004-3B)?
- Willow Wind has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Willow Wind is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Willow Wind in another brand?
- Flowering Herbs (BM 514) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Willow Wind warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Willow Wind as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.