Copper Hide (Valspar 2005-5B)
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Copper Hide (Valspar 2005-5B) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Copper Hide
Three Valspar colors picked for Copper Hide 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 Copper Hide, 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 | Oak Creek | SW 7718 | 31 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Potters Clay | 1221 | 28.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tiny Fawn | 240F-4 | 30.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Capuccino | 16-04 | 28 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Copper Hide (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Copper Hide
Darker than Copper Hide
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-5B |
| Hex | #BD8865 |
| RGB | 189, 136, 101 |
| HSL | 24°, 40%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.1, 16.0, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Copper Hide (Valspar 2005-5B), published as #BD8865
#AE7F64
#CC9164
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Copper Hide (Valspar 2005-5B)?
- Copper Hide has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Copper Hide is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Copper Hide in another brand?
- Potters Clay (BM 1221) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Copper Hide warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Copper Hide as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; 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.