Remember Me Red (Valspar 2001-7A)
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Remember Me Red (Valspar 2001-7A) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Remember Me Red
Three Valspar colors picked for Remember Me Red 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 Remember Me Red, 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 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Twilight Dreams | 049 | 13.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Spiced Berry | S150-6 | 11.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Baked Bean | 1066-7 | 12 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Remember Me Red (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Remember Me Red
Darker than Remember Me Red
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-7A |
| Hex | #8A5248 |
| RGB | 138, 82, 72 |
| HSL | 9°, 31%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.1, 22.2, 15.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Remember Me Red (Valspar 2001-7A), published as #8A5248
#7C4947
#985B47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Remember Me Red (Valspar 2001-7A)?
- Remember Me Red has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Remember Me Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Remember Me Red in another brand?
- Spiced Berry (Behr S150-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Remember Me Red warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Remember Me Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.9; 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.