Dry Earth (Valspar 6008-4A)
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Dry Earth (Valspar 6008-4A) is a medium, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dry Earth
Four Valspar colors picked for Dry Earth by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Dry Earth, 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 | Earthy Ochre | SW 9532 | 43 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Yorkshire Tan | HC-23 | 43.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fennel Seed | S330-4 | 41.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Desert Camel | 12-16 | 44 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Dry Earth (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Dry Earth
Darker than Dry Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6008-4A |
| Hex | #BDAE89 |
| RGB | 189, 174, 137 |
| HSL | 43°, 28%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.5, -0.4, 21.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dry Earth (Valspar 6008-4A), published as #BDAE89
#ADA488
#CDB888
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dry Earth (Valspar 6008-4A)?
- Dry Earth has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dry Earth is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dry Earth in another brand?
- Earthy Ochre (SW 9532) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dry Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dry Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.0; 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.