Timber Dust (Valspar 2007-10A)
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Timber Dust (Valspar 2007-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timber Dust
Four Valspar colors picked for Timber Dust 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 Timber Dust, 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 | Smoky Beige | SW 9087 | 40 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Grége Avenue | 991 | 40.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Mesa Taupe | PPU5-14 | 40.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Timber Dust (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Timber Dust
Darker than Timber Dust
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-10A |
| Hex | #BBAA9A |
| RGB | 187, 170, 154 |
| HSL | 29°, 20%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, 3.5, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timber Dust (Valspar 2007-10A), published as #BBAA9A
#ABA098
#CCB49A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timber Dust (Valspar 2007-10A)?
- Timber Dust has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timber Dust is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Timber Dust in another brand?
- Mesa Taupe (Behr PPU5-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Timber Dust warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Timber Dust as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.