Color guide · Valspar · Neutral

Botanical Beauty

V095-3 · #C4BA97 · LRV 49.1 · warm yellow tone

V095-3 · #C4BA97 · LRV 49.1 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.

Botanical BeautyValspar · V095-3
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Botanical Beauty
VALSPAR · V095-3 · #C4BA97
Brand · codeValsparV095-3 · all Valspar neutrals
LRV49.1Mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#C4BA97 · 196, 186, 151 · 47°, 28%, 68%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Dorian Gray39
  2. 2Pashmina44
  3. 3Botanical Beauty49.1
  4. 4Agreeable Gray60
  5. 5Pale Oak69
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Botanical Beauty, Really?

Botanical Beauty reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar V095-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Botanical Beauty

Botanical Beauty is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Botanical Beauty

Botanical Beauty sits in the mid-range at LRV 49.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Botanical Beauty are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar V095-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Valspar Colors

The nearest shades to Botanical Beauty within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Botanical Beauty · 10.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Botanical Beauty · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4BA97 in HSL space. Pair Botanical Beauty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4BA97 + #97A1C4
TRIADIC
#C4BA97 · #97C4BA · #BA97C4
ANALOGOUS
#C4A397 · #C4BA97 · #B8C497

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