Boulder Beige (Valspar 3001-10A)
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Boulder Beige (Valspar 3001-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boulder Beige
Four Valspar colors picked for Boulder Beige 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 Boulder Beige, 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 | Sand Trap | SW 6066 | 40 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Venetian Portico | AF-185 | 41.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | California Stucco | ECC-57-1 | 44.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Boulder Beige (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Boulder Beige
Darker than Boulder Beige
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-10A |
| Hex | #C1A995 |
| RGB | 193, 169, 149 |
| HSL | 27°, 26%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, 5.5, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boulder Beige (Valspar 3001-10A), published as #C1A995
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boulder Beige (Valspar 3001-10A)?
- Boulder Beige has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boulder Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Boulder Beige in another brand?
- Transcend (PPG 1079-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boulder Beige warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Boulder Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; 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.