Tempered Allspice (Valspar 2006-9C)
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Tempered Allspice (Valspar 2006-9C) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tempered Allspice
Four Valspar colors picked for Tempered Allspice 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 Tempered Allspice, 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 | Sycamore Tan | SW 2855 | 27 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 27.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Smokey Tan | BXC-49 | 27.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Roasted Chestnut | 15-30 | 27 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Tempered Allspice (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Tempered Allspice
Darker than Tempered Allspice
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-9C |
| Hex | #9B8879 |
| RGB | 155, 136, 121 |
| HSL | 26°, 15%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.0, 4.7, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tempered Allspice (Valspar 2006-9C), published as #9B8879
#8C7F77
#AB9179
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tempered Allspice (Valspar 2006-9C)?
- Tempered Allspice has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tempered Allspice is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tempered Allspice in another brand?
- Sycamore Tan (SW 2855) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Tempered Allspice warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tempered Allspice as warm, with a Warm Yellow 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.