Tropical Nut (Valspar 2003-5A)
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Tropical Nut (Valspar 2003-5A) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Nut
Four Valspar colors picked for Tropical Nut by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Tropical Nut, 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 | Bold Brick | SW 6327 | 15 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Redwood | 1190 | 15.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Red Potato | S160-6 | 15.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rich Clay | 16-31 | 16 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Tropical Nut (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Nut
Darker than Tropical Nut
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-5A |
| Hex | #9A5C4F |
| RGB | 154, 92, 79 |
| HSL | 10°, 32%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.8, 23.9, 18.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Nut (Valspar 2003-5A), published as #9A5C4F
#8C534E
#A9654E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Nut (Valspar 2003-5A)?
- Tropical Nut has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Nut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Nut in another brand?
- Red Potato (Behr S160-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Nut warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tropical Nut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.3; 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.