Valspar

Cookie Dough

8005-9B

Cookie Dough is a light warm taupe built on beige brown. It can settle a hallway, living room, or bedroom without turning yellow. The color sits well with cream upholstery, oak, and natural fiber rugs.

In cooler light, it leans more gray. That balance is useful. Choose warm white trim for a quiet transition, and check it beside pink-beige tile before committing to large connected spaces.

Brand

Valspar

Code

8005-9B

Cookie Dough 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 Cookie Dough under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cookie Dough under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

29°

Red Family

Lightness

76%

Light

Saturation

26%

Muted

LRV

54.0
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
#d1c0b0
RGB Decimal
209, 192, 176
RGB Percent
82.0%, 75.3%, 69.0%
HSL
29.1, 26.4%, 75.5%
HSV
29.1, 15.8%, 82.0%
CMYK
0.0%, 8.1%, 15.8%, 18.0%
YIQ
195.3, 15.3, -1.4
XYZ
52.98, 54.39, 48.78
CIE Lab
78.69, 3.35, 10.22
CIE Luv
78.69, 11.17, 14.17
Hunter Lab
73.75, 3.21, 9.10
Decimal
13746352

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