November Foliage (Valspar 2001-9A)
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November Foliage (Valspar 2001-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with November Foliage
Four Valspar colors picked for November Foliage 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 November Foliage, 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 | Hot Cocoa | SW 6047 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wynwood | 1231 | 13.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Chestnut | N160-6 | 13.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Cinnamon | 1071-7 | 13 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to November Foliage (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than November Foliage
Darker than November Foliage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-9A |
| Hex | #7B5C51 |
| RGB | 123, 92, 81 |
| HSL | 16°, 21%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.9, 11.0, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
November Foliage (Valspar 2001-9A), published as #7B5C51
#6D5350
#8A6551
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of November Foliage (Valspar 2001-9A)?
- November Foliage has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so November Foliage is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to November Foliage in another brand?
- Wynwood (BM 1231) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is November Foliage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists November Foliage as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.