Daybreak (Valspar 6008-3A)
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Daybreak (Valspar 6008-3A) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Daybreak
Four Valspar colors picked for Daybreak 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 Daybreak, 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Natural Wicker | 950 | 72.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Plain | ECC-21-1 | 72.6 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Navajo White | 1101-2 | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Daybreak (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Daybreak
Darker than Daybreak
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-3A |
| Hex | #E5DDC9 |
| RGB | 229, 221, 201 |
| HSL | 43°, 35%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -0.6, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Daybreak (Valspar 6008-3A), published as #E5DDC9
#D4D3C7
#F7E7C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Daybreak (Valspar 6008-3A)?
- Daybreak has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Daybreak is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Daybreak in another brand?
- Desert Plain (Behr ECC-21-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Daybreak warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Daybreak as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.