Chickadee
3002-1B · #FFC03C · LRV 60.9 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Chickadee60.9
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Chickadee, Really?
Chickadee reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 3002-1B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chickadee
Chickadee is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Chickadee
At LRV 60.9, Chickadee is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Chickadee 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar 3002-1B 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rayo de SolSW 9020 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Laser LemonP290-7 · Behr | 2.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Oxford Gold315 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fall GoldPPG1205-7 · Glidden | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ducky Yellow116-7DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Chickadee within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #FFC03C in HSL space. Pair Chickadee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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