Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Forest Trail |
| SKU | 1005-9C |
| Hex | #A07D77 |
| RGB | 160, 125, 119 |
| HSL | 9°, 18%, 55% |
| LRV | 23.4 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Valspar Forest Trail
With an LRV of 23.4, Forest Trail is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Forest Trail works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
11 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Portola Paints
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Forest Trail within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A07D77 in HSL space. Pair Forest Trail with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Forest Trail Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Forest Trail from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 1005-9C directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Forest Trail
Behr's nearest match is Brandied Apple (ICC-108), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.96). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 23.4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Forest Trail without repainting risk. See the full Brandied Apple swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Forest Trail
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Forest Trail is Autumn Brown (2099-40) — very close at ΔE 2.72, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 23.4) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Autumn Brown swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Forest Trail
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Forest Trail. The nearest is Tea Slipper (401-4DB) at ΔE 4.02 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23.4). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tea Slipper swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Forest Trail
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Forest Trail. The nearest is Plumville (DE6012) at ΔE 4.93 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 23.4). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Plumville swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Forest Trail
Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Forest Trail. The nearest is Emerging Leaf (0135) at ΔE 3.55 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 23.4). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emerging Leaf swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Forest Trail
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Forest Trail. The nearest is Emerging Leaf (0135) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 23.4). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emerging Leaf swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Forest Trail
Portola Paints's nearest match is Jolene (JOLENE), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 23.4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Forest Trail without repainting risk. See the full Jolene swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Forest Trail
Kompozit has no exact twin of Forest Trail. The nearest is Emerging Leaf (0135) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 23.4). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Emerging Leaf swatch →