Irish Tea (Valspar 1004-9C)
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Irish Tea (Valspar 1004-9C) is a deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Tea
Four Valspar colors picked for Irish Tea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Irish Tea, 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 | Cocoa Berry | SW 9078 | 27 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wet Concrete | 2114-40 | 27.5 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mystere | N130-5 | 23.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smoky Quartz | 18-08 | 28 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Irish Tea (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Tea
Darker than Irish Tea
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-9C |
| Hex | #9C8682 |
| RGB | 156, 134, 130 |
| HSL | 9°, 12%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.8, 7.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Tea (Valspar 1004-9C), published as #9C8682
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Tea (Valspar 1004-9C)?
- Irish Tea has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Tea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Tea in another brand?
- Cocoa Berry (SW 9078) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Irish Tea warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Irish Tea as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.