Western Brown (Valspar 2009-9)
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Western Brown (Valspar 2009-9) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Western Brown
Three Valspar colors picked for Western Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Western Brown, 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Roasted Coffee Beans | 2098-20 | 9.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chocolate Sprinkle | S-G-750 | 9.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Western Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Western Brown
Darker than Western Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2009-9 |
| Hex | #705148 |
| RGB | 112, 81, 72 |
| HSL | 13°, 22%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.5, 11.6, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Western Brown (Valspar 2009-9), published as #705148
#624947
#7E5A48
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Western Brown (Valspar 2009-9)?
- Western Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Western Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Western Brown in another brand?
- Bigfoot (PPG 1061-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Western Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Western Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.