Dakota Trail (Valspar 6008-3B)
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Dakota Trail (Valspar 6008-3B) is a light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dakota Trail
Four Valspar colors picked for Dakota Trail 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 Dakota Trail, 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 | Natural Wool | SW 9508 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hush | AF-95 | 57.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Sand Fossil | 770C-3 | 59.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soft Suede | 1103-3 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Dakota Trail (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Dakota Trail
Darker than Dakota Trail
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-3B |
| Hex | #D8CCB0 |
| RGB | 216, 204, 176 |
| HSL | 42°, 34%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -0.4, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dakota Trail (Valspar 6008-3B), published as #D8CCB0
#C7C2AE
#E9D6B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dakota Trail (Valspar 6008-3B)?
- Dakota Trail has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dakota Trail is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dakota Trail in another brand?
- Soft Suede (PPG 1103-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dakota Trail warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dakota Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.