Gypsy Leather (Valspar 3009-8)
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Gypsy Leather (Valspar 3009-8) 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 Gypsy Leather
Four Valspar colors picked for Gypsy Leather 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 Gypsy Leather, 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 | Cobble Brown | SW 6082 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Devonwood Taupe | 1008 | 17.5 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cocoa Shell | HDC-AC-05 | 14.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Warrior | 1076-6 | 15 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Gypsy Leather (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Gypsy Leather
Darker than Gypsy Leather
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3009-8 |
| Hex | #816959 |
| RGB | 129, 105, 89 |
| HSL | 24°, 18%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.3, 7.0, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gypsy Leather (Valspar 3009-8), published as #816959
#736058
#907259
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gypsy Leather (Valspar 3009-8)?
- Gypsy Leather has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gypsy Leather is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gypsy Leather in another brand?
- Cocoa Shell (Behr HDC-AC-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Gypsy Leather warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gypsy Leather as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.