Faint Maple (Valspar 2008-9C)
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Faint Maple (Valspar 2008-9C) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Faint Maple
Four Valspar colors picked for Faint Maple 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 Faint Maple, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Quietude | CSP-230 | 37.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Sandstorm | BXC-43 | 40.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Faint Maple (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Faint Maple
Darker than Faint Maple
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-9C |
| Hex | #B6A390 |
| RGB | 182, 163, 144 |
| HSL | 30°, 21%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, 3.8, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Faint Maple (Valspar 2008-9C), published as #B6A390
#A6998E
#C6AD90
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Faint Maple (Valspar 2008-9C)?
- Faint Maple has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Faint Maple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Faint Maple in another brand?
- Quietude (BM CSP-230) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Faint Maple warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Faint Maple as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.