Smoked Almond (Valspar 1006-9A)
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Smoked Almond (Valspar 1006-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Almond
Four Valspar colors picked for Smoked Almond by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Smoked Almond, 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 | Bateau Brown | SW 6033 | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Wynwood | 1231 | 13.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sequoia Dusk | 700B-6 | 11.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Smoked Almond (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Almond
Darker than Smoked Almond
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-9A |
| Hex | #785A52 |
| RGB | 120, 90, 82 |
| HSL | 13°, 19%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.1, 11.1, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Almond (Valspar 1006-9A), published as #785A52
#6A5151
#876352
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Almond (Valspar 1006-9A)?
- Smoked Almond has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Almond is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Almond in another brand?
- Sequoia Dusk (Behr 700B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Smoked Almond warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Smoked Almond as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.