Free Wheeling (Valspar 2006-10A)
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Free Wheeling (Valspar 2006-10A) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Free Wheeling
Four Valspar colors picked for Free Wheeling 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 Free Wheeling, 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 | Trusty Tan | SW 6087 | 37 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Woods | 1012 | 35.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Postmodern Mauve | PPU5-15 | 35.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cuppa Coffee | 1076-4 | 36 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Free Wheeling (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Free Wheeling
Darker than Free Wheeling
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-10A |
| Hex | #B09B8C |
| RGB | 176, 155, 140 |
| HSL | 25°, 19%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.4, 5.3, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Free Wheeling (Valspar 2006-10A), published as #B09B8C
#A0918A
#C0A58C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Free Wheeling (Valspar 2006-10A)?
- Free Wheeling has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Free Wheeling is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Free Wheeling in another brand?
- Postmodern Mauve (Behr PPU5-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Free Wheeling warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Free Wheeling as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.