Brown Plum (Valspar 1006-7A)
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Brown Plum (Valspar 1006-7A) is a very deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Plum
Three Valspar colors picked for Brown Plum 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 Brown Plum, 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 | Carriage Door | SW 7594 | 8 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bison Brown | 2113-30 | 9.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Oxford | QE-08 | 8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Eclair | 1054-7 | 8 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Brown Plum (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Plum
Darker than Brown Plum
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-7A |
| Hex | #6E4D4C |
| RGB | 110, 77, 76 |
| HSL | 2°, 18%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.3, 13.8, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Plum (Valspar 1006-7A), published as #6E4D4C
#60454A
#7C564C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Plum (Valspar 1006-7A)?
- Brown Plum has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Plum in another brand?
- Chocolate Eclair (PPG 1054-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Brown Plum warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brown Plum as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.