Sweet Currant (Valspar 1001-7A)
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Sweet Currant (Valspar 1001-7A) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Currant
Three Valspar colors picked for Sweet Currant by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Sweet Currant, 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 | Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cabernet | 2116-30 | 12.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Urban Legend | N100-6 | 10.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pinot Noir | 13-18 | 9 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Sweet Currant (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Currant
Darker than Sweet Currant
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-7A |
| Hex | #66575D |
| RGB | 102, 87, 93 |
| HSL | 336°, 8%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.6, 7.3, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Currant (Valspar 1001-7A), published as #66575D
#574E5B
#75605D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Currant (Valspar 1001-7A)?
- Sweet Currant has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Currant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Currant in another brand?
- Urban Legend (Behr N100-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Currant warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Currant as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.