Wild Frontier (Valspar 2001-9C)
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Wild Frontier (Valspar 2001-9C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Frontier
Three Valspar colors picked for Wild Frontier 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 Wild Frontier, 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 | Redend Point | SW 9081 | 30 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Baywood Brown | 1234 | 34.1 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Desert Willow | 180F-4 | 32.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bedford Brown | 1060-5 | 28 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Wild Frontier (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Frontier
Darker than Wild Frontier
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-9C |
| Hex | #B09086 |
| RGB | 176, 144, 134 |
| HSL | 14°, 21%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, 10.5, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Frontier (Valspar 2001-9C), published as #B09086
#A08784
#C09A86
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Frontier (Valspar 2001-9C)?
- Wild Frontier has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Frontier is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Frontier in another brand?
- Desert Willow (Behr 180F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Wild Frontier warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wild Frontier as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.