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VALSPAR · 3002-1B

Valspar Chickadee#FFC03C · LRV 60.9

Chickadee reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 3002-1B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR CHICKADEE
RGB 255, 192, 60 LRV 60.9

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Chickadee
SKU 3002-1B
Hex #FFC03C
RGB 255, 192, 60
HSL 41°, 100%, 62%
LRV 60.9
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Valspar 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.

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.

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
Mac N Cheese
SKU 0954 · #FFBF2B · LRV 59
ΔE 1.28 (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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5314
#FFBD31
Vibrant Honey
ΔE 1 · LRV 58
DE5349
#F9B82B
Hot Sun
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 55
DE5306
#FFC355
Orange Delight
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 61
DE5348
#FFC946
Corn Harvest
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 63
DEA121
#F5BC1D
Golden Lock
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.25
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1205-7
#FFBC35
Fall Gold
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 57
1206-7
#FFC632
Rise-n-shine
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 62
1211-7
#FFC943
Be Daring
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 63
1205-6
#FFC863
Honey Pot
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 63
1204-7
#F7B74E
Mango Margarita
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
315
#FFBD46
Oxford Gold
ΔE 1.99 · LRV
314
#FCC550
Imperial Yellow
ΔE 2.27 · LRV
2019-30
#FFC21B
Sunflower
ΔE 2.8 · LRV
2021-10
#FFBD00
Yellow Flash
ΔE 2.82 · LRV
2020-30
#FFC31E
Sparkling Sun
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 58

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.03
All yellow at Behr →
P270-5
#FFC64F
Fuzzy Duckling
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 62
P260-6
#FFC74B
Smiley Face
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 63
310B-6
#FFB935
Twenty Carat
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 56
360B-7
#FEBD00
Center Stage
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 57
350B-7
#FEC62F
Chickadee
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6905
#FDB702
Goldfinch
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 55
SW 9020
#F4C454
Rayo de Sol
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 59
SW 6676
#F7BE5B
Butterfield
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 57
SW 6903
#FFC723
Cheerful
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 62
SW 6902
#FDCC4E
Decisive Yellow
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.99
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 58
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 8.53 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 9.48 · LRV 65
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 50
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 13.84 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.35
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 7.35 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 14.56 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 17.81 · LRV 68
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 22.19 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.03
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 10.03 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 21.25 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.59 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 22.47 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.65 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.74
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 50
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 10.94 · LRV 49
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 11.67 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 12.44 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 13.88 · LRV 68

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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.

3004-1B
Golden Spell
LRV 61
3004-1A
Golden Treasure
LRV 58.3
V016-3
Bonjour
LRV 60
3006-3B
Sweet Lemon
LRV 59.9
3010-2
Sunspark
LRV 58.8
3003-1A
Gold Abundance
LRV 56.7

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFC03C + #3C7BFF
TRIADIC
#FFC03C · #3CFFC0 · #C03CFF
ANALOGOUS
#FF5F3C · #FFC03C · #DCFF3C

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.63:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.86:1 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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