Navajo Horizon (Valspar 2003-9C)
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Navajo Horizon (Valspar 2003-9C) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Navajo Horizon
Four Valspar colors picked for Navajo Horizon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Navajo Horizon, 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 | Velvety Chestnut | SW 9079 | 27 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cougar Brown | 2106-40 | 24.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pink Granite | BNC-11 | 26.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tanglewood | 1073-5 | 29 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Navajo Horizon (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Navajo Horizon
Darker than Navajo Horizon
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2003-9C |
| Hex | #A3887C |
| RGB | 163, 136, 124 |
| HSL | 18°, 17%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.8, 8.3, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Navajo Horizon (Valspar 2003-9C), published as #A3887C
#947F7A
#B3917C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Navajo Horizon (Valspar 2003-9C)?
- Navajo Horizon has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Navajo Horizon is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Navajo Horizon in another brand?
- Velvety Chestnut (SW 9079) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Navajo Horizon warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Navajo Horizon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.