Cherry Taupe (Valspar 1005-10A)
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Cherry Taupe (Valspar 1005-10A) is a deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cherry Taupe
Four Valspar colors picked for Cherry Taupe 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 Cherry Taupe, 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 | Dressy Rose | SW 6024 | 37 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandblast | 2103-50 | 38.3 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fond Memory | 130F-4 | 34.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tawny Mushroom | 1054-5 | 35 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Cherry Taupe (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Cherry Taupe
Darker than Cherry Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-10A |
| Hex | #B59791 |
| RGB | 181, 151, 145 |
| HSL | 10°, 20%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.0, 10.2, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cherry Taupe (Valspar 1005-10A), published as #B59791
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cherry Taupe (Valspar 1005-10A)?
- Cherry Taupe has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cherry Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cherry Taupe in another brand?
- Fond Memory (Behr 130F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Cherry Taupe warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cherry Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.