Mesa Tumbleweed (Valspar 2008-10A)
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Mesa Tumbleweed (Valspar 2008-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mesa Tumbleweed
Four Valspar colors picked for Mesa Tumbleweed 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 Mesa Tumbleweed, 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 | Dhurrie Beige | SW 7524 | 50 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Shabby Chic | 1018 | 49.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Armadillo | N230-3 | 49.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Summer Suede | 14-14 | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Mesa Tumbleweed (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Mesa Tumbleweed
Darker than Mesa Tumbleweed
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-10A |
| Hex | #C8B9A9 |
| RGB | 200, 185, 169 |
| HSL | 31°, 22%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.0, 2.7, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mesa Tumbleweed (Valspar 2008-10A), published as #C8B9A9
#B8AFA7
#D9C3A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mesa Tumbleweed (Valspar 2008-10A)?
- Mesa Tumbleweed has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mesa Tumbleweed is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mesa Tumbleweed in another brand?
- Shabby Chic (BM 1018) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mesa Tumbleweed warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mesa Tumbleweed as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.