Red Henna (Valspar 1008-7A)
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Red Henna (Valspar 1008-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Henna
Four Valspar colors picked for Red Henna 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 Red Henna, 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 | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Beaujolais | 1259 | 11 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | New Roof | ECC-59-3 | 11.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Red Henna (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Henna
Darker than Red Henna
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-7A |
| Hex | #80514E |
| RGB | 128, 81, 78 |
| HSL | 4°, 24%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.6, 19.3, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Henna (Valspar 1008-7A), published as #80514E
#72494D
#8E5A4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Henna (Valspar 1008-7A)?
- Red Henna has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Henna is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Henna in another brand?
- Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Red Henna warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Red Henna as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.