Chestnut Beach (Valspar 3002-7A)
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Chestnut Beach (Valspar 3002-7A) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chestnut Beach
Four Valspar colors picked for Chestnut Beach 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 Chestnut Beach, 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 | Toasty | SW 6095 | 19 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Penny | 2163-30 | 19.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Ranch Brown | S240-6 | 20.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Twist | 1081-6 | 20 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Chestnut Beach (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Chestnut Beach
Darker than Chestnut Beach
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-7A |
| Hex | #9C7253 |
| RGB | 156, 114, 83 |
| HSL | 25°, 31%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, 12.6, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chestnut Beach (Valspar 3002-7A), published as #9C7253
#8E6952
#AB7B52
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chestnut Beach (Valspar 3002-7A)?
- Chestnut Beach has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chestnut Beach is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chestnut Beach in another brand?
- Ranch Brown (Behr S240-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chestnut Beach warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Chestnut Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.