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VALSPAR · 3002-10A

Valspar Buttercream#F5E6BD · LRV 76

Buttercream reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 3002-10A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR BUTTERCREAM
RGB 245, 230, 189 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Buttercream
SKU 3002-10A
Hex #F5E6BD
RGB 245, 230, 189
HSL 44°, 74%, 85%
LRV 76
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Valspar Buttercream

Buttercream is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Buttercream shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Martica
SKU 0811 · #F4E5B7 · LRV 79
ΔE 1.36 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.42
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6686
#F5E5BC
Lemon Chiffon
ΔE 0.42 · LRV 79
SW 6679
#F4E3BC
Full Moon
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 78
SW 6693
#F3E8C2
Lily
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 81
SW 1668
#F2EAC3
Pineapple Cream
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 82
SW 7681
#F8E4C2
Tea Light
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 79

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1205-3
#F8E9C2
Barely Butter
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 82
1210-2
#F6E5B9
Gentle Glow
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 79
1204-3
#F9E7BF
Creamy Custard
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 81
12-05
#F5E4BF
Winter Wheat
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 79
1209-2
#F4E5C5
Sausalito
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 79

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
HC-5
#F2E5BA
Weston Flax
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 76
289
#F3E7BE
Pale Moon
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 76
OC-108
#F3E7BE
Pale Moon
ΔE 1.15 · LRV
CSP-905
#F2E7BD
Melted Butter
ΔE 1.61 · LRV
931
#F4E9C0
Royal Linen
ΔE 1.61 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All yellow at Behr →
M320-3
#F2E4B8
Brushstroke
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 78
350E-3
#F7E5B9
Oklahoma Wheat
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 79
M300-2
#F4E2BC
Taj Mahal
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 77
340C-2
#F9E7C2
Havana Cream
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 81
HDC-CT-03
#F8E4C2
Candlewick
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.04
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 75
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 75
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 6.99 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 7.18 · LRV 80
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 8.24 · LRV 83

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 74
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 3 · LRV 72
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 79
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 82
NO. 2008
#EEE3D3
Dimity
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 78

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.54
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6163
#F6E6C5
Melted Wax
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 80
DE5456
#F2E9BB
Sandy Shore
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 81
DE5484
#F2EABF
Limesicle
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 81
DE5358
#F9E4C1
Ivory Oats
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 79
DE5365
#FCE5BF
Burnished Cream
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 80

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.69
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 8.27 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 11.9 · LRV 78

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.27
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.11 · LRV 65
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 10.43 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.58 · LRV 86

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

3005-8C
Pale Maize
LRV 79.1
6008-5B
Heart of Palm
LRV 77.6
V051-1
Glow Home
LRV 81
8001-26A
Beacon
LRV 80
6008-9A
Lime Kiss
LRV 81.2
6008-5A
Desert Flower
LRV 81.3

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F5E6BD in HSL space. Pair Buttercream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F5E6BD + #BDCCF5
TRIADIC
#F5E6BD · #BDF5E6 · #E6BDF5
ANALOGOUS
#F5CABD · #F5E6BD · #E8F5BD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.24:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.94:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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