Delta Sandbar (Valspar 2005-9C)
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Delta Sandbar (Valspar 2005-9C) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delta Sandbar
Four Valspar colors picked for Delta Sandbar 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 Delta Sandbar, 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 | Chocolate Powder | SW 9082 | 28 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 27.5 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Beach Cabana | ECC-56-1 | 29.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tanglewood | 1073-5 | 29 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Delta Sandbar (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Delta Sandbar
Darker than Delta Sandbar
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-9C |
| Hex | #A58E7F |
| RGB | 165, 142, 127 |
| HSL | 24°, 17%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, 6.2, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delta Sandbar (Valspar 2005-9C), published as #A58E7F
#96857D
#B5987F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delta Sandbar (Valspar 2005-9C)?
- Delta Sandbar has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delta Sandbar is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Delta Sandbar in another brand?
- Beach Cabana (Behr ECC-56-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Delta Sandbar warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Delta Sandbar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.