Valspar

Cavern

V133-5

Cavern is a deep mushroom taupe with a brown-violet cast. It is darker than a typical whole-room neutral. A den, powder room, or paneled hallway can use that depth well, especially with lamps on more than one wall.

Expect flatness if the lighting is weak. Use warm white at the trim and honed stone nearby. For cabinets, choose a wipeable sheen so the darker taupe does not mark easily.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V133-5

Collection

Popular

Cavern in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Cavern under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cavern under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

27°

Red Family

Lightness

51%

Medium

Saturation

17%

Muted

LRV

23.5

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#98816e

RGB Decimal

152, 129, 110

RGB Percent

59.6%, 50.6%, 43.1%

HSL

27.1, 16.9%, 51.4%

HSV

27.1, 27.6%, 59.6%

CMYK

0.0%, 15.1%, 27.6%, 40.4%

YIQ

133.7, 19.8, -1.1

XYZ

23.61, 23.50, 18.04

CIE Lab

55.59, 5.77, 13.57

CIE Luv

55.59, 15.67, 16.80

Hunter Lab

48.48, 4.85, 10.01

Decimal

9994606

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cavern Whiskey Barrel Coffee House Aging Barrel

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cavern Utterly Beige Knitting Basket Pink Chalk

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cavern Jean Jacket Blue Summer Storm Sailor's Knot

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cavern Bermuda Grass Deep Mauve Sutcliffe Green

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Cavern Deep Mauve Full Glass Plum Legacy

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Valspar

Cavern

Valspar

Tempered Allspice

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Cavern

Glidden

Locomotion

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Cavern

Benjamin Moore

Firewood

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Benjamin Moore

Taupe Fedora

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Cavern

Behr

Frontier Brown

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Cavern

Benjamin Moore

Taupetone

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Creamy Mocha

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Glidden

Peppered Pecan

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Valspar

Skylark

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Cavern

Behr

Sturdy Brown

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Glidden

Chocolate Moment

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Cavern

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Roscoe Village

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Cavern

Benjamin Moore

Wet Clay

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Behr

Bristol Beige

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Valspar

Chocolate Milk

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Cavern

Behr

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