Brown Bark (Valspar 2004-9B)
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Brown Bark (Valspar 2004-9B) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Bark
Four Valspar colors picked for Brown Bark 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 Brown Bark, 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 | Quartersawn Oak | SW 2836 | 16 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Riverbank | CSP-355 | 18.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | French Truffle | N150-5 | 17.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Derby Brown | 1073-6 | 18 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Brown Bark (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Bark
Darker than Brown Bark
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-9B |
| Hex | #876E63 |
| RGB | 135, 110, 99 |
| HSL | 18°, 15%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.5, 8.1, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Bark (Valspar 2004-9B), published as #876E63
#786562
#967763
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Bark (Valspar 2004-9B)?
- Brown Bark has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Bark is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Bark in another brand?
- French Truffle (Behr N150-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Brown Bark warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brown Bark as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.