Brown Velvet (Valspar 1011-10)
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Brown Velvet (Valspar 1011-10) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Velvet
Three Valspar colors picked for Brown Velvet 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 Velvet, 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 | Black Fox | SW 7020 | 7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cordovan Brown | ES-62 | 6 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Tribal Drum | T12-13 | 6.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Brown Velvet (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Velvet
Darker than Brown Velvet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1011-10 |
| Hex | #514845 |
| RGB | 81, 72, 69 |
| HSL | 15°, 8%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, 3.2, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Velvet (Valspar 1011-10), published as #514845
#434043
#5F5045
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Velvet (Valspar 1011-10)?
- Brown Velvet has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Velvet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Velvet in another brand?
- Tribal Drum (Behr T12-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Brown Velvet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Brown Velvet as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.