Fall Leaf (Valspar 2009-5)
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Fall Leaf (Valspar 2009-5) is a deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fall Leaf
Four Valspar colors picked for Fall Leaf by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Fall Leaf, 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 | Emotional | SW 6621 | 21 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spiced Pumpkin | 034 | 18.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Mexican Chile | 200D-6 | 19.6 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnabar | 1065-6 | 19 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Fall Leaf (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Fall Leaf
Darker than Fall Leaf
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2009-5 |
| Hex | #B9634D |
| RGB | 185, 99, 77 |
| HSL | 12°, 44%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.6, 32.5, 27.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fall Leaf (Valspar 2009-5), published as #B9634D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fall Leaf (Valspar 2009-5)?
- Fall Leaf has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fall Leaf is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fall Leaf in another brand?
- Spiced Pumpkin (BM 034) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Fall Leaf warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fall Leaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.9; 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.