Natural Cork (Valspar 2008-7A)
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Natural Cork (Valspar 2008-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Cork
Four Valspar colors picked for Natural Cork by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Natural Cork, 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 | Baked Cookie | SW 9098 | 16 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Rich Clay Brown | 2164-30 | 15.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Burnished Brandy | MQ2-01 | 15.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Copper Pot | 1081-7 | 16 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Natural Cork (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Cork
Darker than Natural Cork
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-7A |
| Hex | #8C664E |
| RGB | 140, 102, 78 |
| HSL | 23°, 28%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.5, 12.1, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Cork (Valspar 2008-7A), published as #8C664E
#7E5D4D
#9B6F4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Cork (Valspar 2008-7A)?
- Natural Cork has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Cork is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Cork in another brand?
- Burnished Brandy (Behr MQ2-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural Cork warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Natural Cork as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.