Desert Travels (Valspar 2001-10A)
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Desert Travels (Valspar 2001-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Travels
Four Valspar colors picked for Desert Travels by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Desert Travels, 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 | Pinky Beige | SW 0079 | 43 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cappuccino | 2096-50 | 44.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Powdered Allspice | ICC-97 | 43.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Taupe Tapestry | 1072-4 | 42 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Desert Travels (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Travels
Darker than Desert Travels
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-10A |
| Hex | #C7AB9B |
| RGB | 199, 171, 155 |
| HSL | 22°, 28%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 7.6, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Travels (Valspar 2001-10A), published as #C7AB9B
#B7A199
#D8B59B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Travels (Valspar 2001-10A)?
- Desert Travels has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Travels is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Travels in another brand?
- Powdered Allspice (Behr ICC-97) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Travels warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Desert Travels as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.