Valspar

French Pastry

3002-6C

French Pastry is a warm pastry beige with a golden undertone. It feels cheerful without being loud. On walls, it can replace builder beige when a room needs more life and less gray.

It works with medium oak and woven shades. Cream trim keeps the warmth easy. Strong southern exposure may push it sweeter, so test before using it in a main living area. In darker rooms, it becomes a cozy buttery neutral.

Brand

Valspar

Code

3002-6C

French Pastry in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar French Pastry under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar French Pastry under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

33°

Orange Family

Lightness

81%

Light

Saturation

75%

Highly Saturated

LRV

68.8
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#f3d3ab
RGB Decimal
243, 211, 171
RGB Percent
95.3%, 82.7%, 67.1%
HSL
33.3, 75.0%, 81.2%
HSV
33.3, 29.6%, 95.3%
CMYK
0.0%, 13.2%, 29.6%, 4.7%
YIQ
216.0, 32.0, -5.7
XYZ
67.61, 68.58, 48.20
CIE Lab
86.30, 5.39, 23.95
CIE Luv
86.30, 22.52, 32.60
Hunter Lab
82.82, 5.38, 20.55
Decimal
15979435

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