Sumatra Blend (Valspar 2008-9A)
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Sumatra Blend (Valspar 2008-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sumatra Blend
Four Valspar colors picked for Sumatra Blend 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 Sumatra Blend, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Northwood Brown | 1000 | 13.4 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Swiss Brown | N210-6 | 12.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Poppy Pods | 1075-6 | 13 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Sumatra Blend (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Sumatra Blend
Darker than Sumatra Blend
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-9A |
| Hex | #746356 |
| RGB | 116, 99, 86 |
| HSL | 26°, 15%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.2, 4.6, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sumatra Blend (Valspar 2008-9A), published as #746356
#665A55
#836C56
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sumatra Blend (Valspar 2008-9A)?
- Sumatra Blend has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sumatra Blend is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sumatra Blend in another brand?
- Homestead Brown (SW 7515) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Sumatra Blend warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sumatra Blend as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.