Brilliant Oak (Valspar 3003-7A)
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Brilliant Oak (Valspar 3003-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brilliant Oak
Four Valspar colors picked for Brilliant Oak 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 Brilliant Oak, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vero Beach Tan | 1085 | 19 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Split Rail | N250-6 | 17.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Caravel Brown | 1079-6 | 17 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Brilliant Oak (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Brilliant Oak
Darker than Brilliant Oak
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3003-7A |
| Hex | #8F6D53 |
| RGB | 143, 109, 83 |
| HSL | 26°, 27%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.8, 9.9, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brilliant Oak (Valspar 3003-7A), published as #8F6D53
#816452
#9E7652
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brilliant Oak (Valspar 3003-7A)?
- Brilliant Oak has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brilliant Oak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brilliant Oak in another brand?
- Split Rail (Behr N250-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brilliant Oak warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brilliant Oak as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.