Royal Garnet (Valspar 1011-5)
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Royal Garnet (Valspar 1011-5) is a very deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Garnet
Three Valspar colors picked for Royal Garnet 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 Royal Garnet, 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 | Cordovan | SW 6027 | 6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cascabel Chile | CSP-445 | 8.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Imperial Jewel | T14-11 | 6.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Merlot | 13-04 | 8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Royal Garnet (LRV 6) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Garnet
Darker than Royal Garnet
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1011-5 |
| Hex | #653A3E |
| RGB | 101, 58, 62 |
| HSL | 354°, 27%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.8, 19.6, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Garnet (Valspar 1011-5), published as #653A3E
#58323C
#73423E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Garnet (Valspar 1011-5)?
- Royal Garnet has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Garnet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Garnet in another brand?
- Imperial Jewel (Behr T14-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Royal Garnet warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Royal Garnet as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.