Changing Seasons (Valspar 3001-9C)
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Changing Seasons (Valspar 3001-9C) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Changing Seasons
Four Valspar colors picked for Changing Seasons 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 Changing Seasons, 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 | Mexican Sand | SW 7519 | 33 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beach House Beige | 1083 | 32.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Roasted Hazelnut | HDC-WR14-3 | 32.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Coffee Kiss | 1084-5 | 32 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Changing Seasons (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Changing Seasons
Darker than Changing Seasons
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-9C |
| Hex | #B2977E |
| RGB | 178, 151, 126 |
| HSL | 29°, 25%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.3, 6.2, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Changing Seasons (Valspar 3001-9C), published as #B2977E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Changing Seasons (Valspar 3001-9C)?
- Changing Seasons has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Changing Seasons is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Changing Seasons in another brand?
- Roasted Hazelnut (Behr HDC-WR14-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Changing Seasons warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Changing Seasons as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.