Soft Rabbit Brown (Valspar 1002-9C)
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Soft Rabbit Brown (Valspar 1002-9C) is a deep, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Rabbit Brown
Three Valspar colors picked for Soft Rabbit Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Soft Rabbit Brown, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Poised Taupe | SW 6039 | 22 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 23 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Chiffon | BNC-22 | 23.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ranch Mink | 1075-5 | 24 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Soft Rabbit Brown (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Rabbit Brown
Darker than Soft Rabbit Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1002-9C |
| Hex | #918179 |
| RGB | 145, 129, 121 |
| HSL | 20°, 10%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.2, 4.7, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Rabbit Brown (Valspar 1002-9C), published as #918179
#827877
#A18A79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Rabbit Brown (Valspar 1002-9C)?
- Soft Rabbit Brown has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Rabbit Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Rabbit Brown in another brand?
- Chocolate Chiffon (Behr BNC-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Rabbit Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Soft Rabbit Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.