Arid Plains (Valspar 6007-2A)
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Arid Plains (Valspar 6007-2A) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arid Plains
Four Valspar colors picked for Arid Plains 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 Arid Plains, 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 | Prairie Grass | SW 7546 | 38 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Indian River | 985 | 36.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sierra Sand | UL170-20 | 36.9 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stonehenge Greige | 1024-5 | 34 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Arid Plains (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Arid Plains
Darker than Arid Plains
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6007-2A |
| Hex | #AFA28F |
| RGB | 175, 162, 143 |
| HSL | 36°, 17%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.2, 1.5, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arid Plains (Valspar 6007-2A), published as #AFA28F
#9F988D
#BFAC8F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arid Plains (Valspar 6007-2A)?
- Arid Plains has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arid Plains is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Arid Plains in another brand?
- Sierra Sand (Behr UL170-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Arid Plains warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Arid Plains as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.