Bridle Leather Brown (Valspar 1009-10)
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Bridle Leather Brown (Valspar 1009-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bridle Leather Brown
Three Valspar colors picked for Bridle Leather 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 Bridle Leather 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 | Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Velvet Plum | CSP-420 | 12.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Briar Wood | MQ1-42 | 9.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Bridle Leather Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Bridle Leather Brown
Darker than Bridle Leather Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-10 |
| Hex | #6B5652 |
| RGB | 107, 86, 82 |
| HSL | 10°, 13%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, 8.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bridle Leather Brown (Valspar 1009-10), published as #6B5652
#5D4D50
#7A5F52
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bridle Leather Brown (Valspar 1009-10)?
- Bridle Leather Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bridle Leather Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bridle Leather Brown in another brand?
- Velvet Plum (BM CSP-420) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bridle Leather Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bridle Leather Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.