Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7)
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Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7) is a very deep, neutral red from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Cherry
Three Valspar colors picked for Brown Cherry by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Brown Cherry, 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 | Juneberry | SW 6573 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bottle of Bordeaux | 1357 | 11.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Cheerful Wine | HDC-WR14-12 | 9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wild Plum | 1044-7 | 10 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Brown Cherry (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Cherry
Darker than Brown Cherry
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-7 |
| Hex | #81465D |
| RGB | 129, 70, 93 |
| HSL | 337°, 30%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 28.2, -2.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7), published as #81465D
#733E5B
#904E5D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7)?
- Brown Cherry has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Cherry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Cherry in another brand?
- Wild Plum (PPG 1044-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brown Cherry warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brown Cherry as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.4; 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.