Mona's Mane (Valspar 3002-9A)
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Mona's Mane (Valspar 3002-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mona's Mane
Four Valspar colors picked for Mona's Mane 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 Mona's Mane, 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 | Rookwood Brown | SW 2806 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Saddle Soap | 2110-30 | 17.6 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Burnt Terra | UL130-3 | 14.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Mona's Mane (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Mona's Mane
Darker than Mona's Mane
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3002-9A |
| Hex | #836652 |
| RGB | 131, 102, 82 |
| HSL | 24°, 23%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.6, 8.7, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mona's Mane (Valspar 3002-9A), published as #836652
#755D51
#926F51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mona's Mane (Valspar 3002-9A)?
- Mona's Mane has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mona's Mane is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mona's Mane in another brand?
- Burnt Terra (Behr UL130-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Mona's Mane warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mona's Mane as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.