Tender Twig (Valspar 3001-7B)
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Tender Twig (Valspar 3001-7B) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tender Twig
Four Valspar colors picked for Tender Twig 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 Tender Twig, 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 | Mocha | SW 6067 | 21 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Firewood | 1027 | 23.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Fudge Bar | 250F-5 | 21.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tattered Teddy | 1072-5 | 24 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Tender Twig (LRV 23) by LRV.
Darker than Tender Twig
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-7B |
| Hex | #9C7D69 |
| RGB | 156, 125, 105 |
| HSL | 24°, 20%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.8, 9.0, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tender Twig (Valspar 3001-7B), published as #9C7D69
#8D7468
#AB8668
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tender Twig (Valspar 3001-7B)?
- Tender Twig has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tender Twig is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tender Twig in another brand?
- Firewood (BM 1027) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Tender Twig warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tender Twig as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.