Piano Brown (Valspar 1004-9A)
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Piano Brown (Valspar 1004-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Piano Brown
Three Valspar colors picked for Piano Brown 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 Piano Brown, 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 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresco Urbain | 1253 | 9.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Raisin | 720B-7 | 8.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Piano Brown (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Piano Brown
Darker than Piano Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004-9A |
| Hex | #64514D |
| RGB | 100, 81, 77 |
| HSL | 10°, 13%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.2, 7.2, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Piano Brown (Valspar 1004-9A), published as #64514D
#56494B
#735A4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Piano Brown (Valspar 1004-9A)?
- Piano Brown has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Piano Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Piano Brown in another brand?
- Spanish Raisin (Behr 720B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Piano Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Piano Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.