Valspar Soft Rabbit Brown 1002-9C
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| Code: | 1002-9C |
| Name: | Soft Rabbit Brown |
| Brand: | Valspar |
What color is Valspar Soft Rabbit Brown?
Let's dive into a full Soft Rabbit Brown paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 1002-9C. Find out if this gorgeous warm red paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
What are Valspar Soft Rabbit Brown undertones?
Soft Rabbit Brown has a clear red undertone based on its position in the color space. We identify undertones by isolating the pure hue (separating it from lightness and saturation), which avoids distortions caused by tints, tones, and shades.
This method is generally more reliable than judging undertones on a white background.
HEX value:
#8D7970
RGB code:
141, 121, 112
Is Valspar Soft Rabbit Brown 1002-9C cool or warm?
With a hue of 19°, this Red leans warm, but it's close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
1002-9C Soft Rabbit Brown HSL code: 19, 11%, 50%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Soft Rabbit Brown
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural‑light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange‑red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange‑yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color‑temperature (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this Red shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar Soft Rabbit Brown:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
1002-9C
Soft Rabbit Brown
Darker shades
1002-9C
Soft Rabbit Brown
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Soft Rabbit Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 199, such as Valspar Jolene and Moroccan Moderne.
LRV of Soft Rabbit Brown
Soft Rabbit Brown has an LRV of 20.48% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 20.48%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you’ll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #8d7970 | |
| RGB Decimal | 141, 121, 112 | |
| RGB Percent | 55.29%, 47.45%, 43.92% | |
| HSV | Hue: 19° Saturation: 20.57% Value: 55.29% | |
| HSL | hsl(19, 11, 50) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.18 Yellow: 20.57 Key: 44.71 | |
| YIQ | Y: 125.954 I: 14.81 Q: 1.43 | |
| XYZ | X: 20.746 Y: 20.508 Z: 18.19 | |
| CIE Lab | L:52.407 a:6.193 b:7.791 | |
| CIE Luv | L:52.407 u:12.854 v:9.302 | |
| Decimal | 9271664 | |
| Hunter Lab | 45.286, 2.524, 7.884 |
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