Earth Rouge (Valspar 1007-7A)
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Earth Rouge (Valspar 1007-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earth Rouge
Four Valspar colors picked for Earth Rouge by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Earth Rouge, 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 | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fading Twilight | 1258 | 14.3 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Boston Brick | 160F-6 | 12 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Earth Rouge (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Earth Rouge
Darker than Earth Rouge
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1007-7A |
| Hex | #825551 |
| RGB | 130, 85, 81 |
| HSL | 5°, 23%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.0, 18.2, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earth Rouge (Valspar 1007-7A), published as #825551
#744C50
#915E51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earth Rouge (Valspar 1007-7A)?
- Earth Rouge has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earth Rouge is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Earth Rouge in another brand?
- Boston Brick (Behr 160F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Earth Rouge warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Earth Rouge as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.