Caraway Shield (Valspar 6008-4B)
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Caraway Shield (Valspar 6008-4B) is a deep, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caraway Shield
Four Valspar colors picked for Caraway Shield 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 Caraway Shield, 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 | Rattan Palm | SW 9533 | 28 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | At Home with Nature | 1518 | 30.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Caraway | PMD-37 | 30 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gristmill | 1026-5 | 30 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Caraway Shield (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Caraway Shield
Darker than Caraway Shield
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-4B |
| Hex | #A2936F |
| RGB | 162, 147, 111 |
| HSL | 42°, 22%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.4, -0.1, 21.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caraway Shield (Valspar 6008-4B), published as #A2936F
#93896E
#B29D6E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caraway Shield (Valspar 6008-4B)?
- Caraway Shield has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caraway Shield is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caraway Shield in another brand?
- Gristmill (PPG 1026-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caraway Shield warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Caraway Shield as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.1; 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.