Southern Road (Valspar 1006-9C)
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Southern Road (Valspar 1006-9C) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Southern Road
Four Valspar colors picked for Southern Road 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 Southern Road, 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 | Mulberry Silk | SW 0001 | 20 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Weathered Bark | 2098-40 | 23.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Hickory Stick | 120F-5 | 21.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woodchuck | 1016-6 | 19 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Southern Road (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Southern Road
Darker than Southern Road
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-9C |
| Hex | #9A7971 |
| RGB | 154, 121, 113 |
| HSL | 12°, 17%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.8, 11.6, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Southern Road (Valspar 1006-9C), published as #9A7971
#8B706F
#A98271
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Southern Road (Valspar 1006-9C)?
- Southern Road has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Southern Road is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Southern Road in another brand?
- Hickory Stick (Behr 120F-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Southern Road warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Southern Road as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.