Virginia Soil (Valspar 1003-9A)
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Virginia Soil (Valspar 1003-9A) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Virginia Soil
Three Valspar colors picked for Virginia Soil 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 Virginia Soil, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresco Urbain | 1253 | 9.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Smooth Coffee | 740B-7 | 8.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Virginia Soil (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Virginia Soil
Darker than Virginia Soil
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-9A |
| Hex | #5F4F4C |
| RGB | 95, 79, 76 |
| HSL | 9°, 11%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.1, 6.1, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Virginia Soil (Valspar 1003-9A), published as #5F4F4C
#51474A
#6E584C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Virginia Soil (Valspar 1003-9A)?
- Virginia Soil has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Virginia Soil is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Virginia Soil in another brand?
- Fresco Urbain (BM 1253) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Virginia Soil warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Virginia Soil as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.