Country Path (Valspar 2001-9B)
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Country Path (Valspar 2001-9B) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Country Path
Four Valspar colors picked for Country Path 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 Country Path, 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 | Moroccan Spice | SW 6060 | 22 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Autumn Brown | 2099-40 | 24.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Cedar | MQ1-52 | 24.7 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tattered Teddy | 1072-5 | 24 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Country Path (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Country Path
Darker than Country Path
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-9B |
| Hex | #9F7A6E |
| RGB | 159, 122, 110 |
| HSL | 15°, 20%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.5, 12.6, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Country Path (Valspar 2001-9B), published as #9F7A6E
#90716D
#AE836E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Country Path (Valspar 2001-9B)?
- Country Path has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Country Path is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Country Path in another brand?
- Autumn Brown (BM 2099-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Country Path warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Country Path as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.