Sturdy Bronze (Valspar 3001-7C)
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Sturdy Bronze (Valspar 3001-7C) is a deep, warm orange from Valspar: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sturdy Bronze
Four Valspar colors picked for Sturdy Bronze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Sturdy Bronze, 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 | Wickerwork | SW 0010 | 37 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Metallic Gold | 2163-40 | 35.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Potter's Clay | S220-4 | 33.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Clay | 1071-5 | 33 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar orange colors nearest to Sturdy Bronze (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Sturdy Bronze
Darker than Sturdy Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-7C |
| Hex | #BC9A81 |
| RGB | 188, 154, 129 |
| HSL | 25°, 31%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 9.0, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sturdy Bronze (Valspar 3001-7C), published as #BC9A81
#AD9080
#CCA480
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sturdy Bronze (Valspar 3001-7C)?
- Sturdy Bronze has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sturdy Bronze is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sturdy Bronze in another brand?
- Metallic Gold (BM 2163-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sturdy Bronze warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sturdy Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.