Forest Trail (Valspar 1005-9C)
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Forest Trail (Valspar 1005-9C) 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 Forest Trail
Four Valspar colors picked for Forest Trail 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 Forest Trail, 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 | Rosaline Pearl | SW 9077 | 27 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Barberry | 1244 | 27.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Muse | 700B-4 | 26.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bedford Brown | 1060-5 | 28 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Forest Trail (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Forest Trail
Darker than Forest Trail
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-9C |
| Hex | #A38480 |
| RGB | 163, 132, 128 |
| HSL | 7°, 16%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.9, 11.2, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forest Trail (Valspar 1005-9C), published as #A38480
#947B7E
#B38D80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forest Trail (Valspar 1005-9C)?
- Forest Trail has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forest Trail is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Forest Trail in another brand?
- Muse (Behr 700B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Forest Trail warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Forest Trail 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.