Prairie Path (Valspar 3006-9B)
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Prairie Path (Valspar 3006-9B) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Path
Four Valspar colors picked for Prairie Path 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 Prairie Path, 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 | Sawdust | SW 6158 | 26 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Free Spirit | 245 | 24.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Collectible | PPU7-04 | 24.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Iced Cappuccino | 1099-6 | 26 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Prairie Path (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Path
Darker than Prairie Path
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3006-9B |
| Hex | #9A8668 |
| RGB | 154, 134, 104 |
| HSL | 36°, 20%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.0, 2.9, 19.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Path (Valspar 3006-9B), published as #9A8668
#8B7D67
#A98F67
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Path (Valspar 3006-9B)?
- Prairie Path has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Path is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Path in another brand?
- Free Spirit (BM 245) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prairie Path warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Prairie Path as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.0; 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.