Rare Wine (Valspar 1011-9)
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Rare Wine (Valspar 1011-9) is a very deep, neutral black from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rare Wine
Three Valspar colors picked for Rare Wine 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 Rare Wine, 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 | Plum Brown | SW 6272 | 6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Black Raspberry | 2072-20 | 6.8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plum Orbit | T13-10 | 5.9 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blackberry | 1172-7 | 6 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar black colors nearest to Rare Wine (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Rare Wine
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1011-9 |
| Hex | #4D404A |
| RGB | 77, 64, 74 |
| HSL | 314°, 9%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.7, 7.7, -4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rare Wine (Valspar 1011-9), published as #4D404A
#3E3848
#5C484A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rare Wine (Valspar 1011-9)?
- Rare Wine has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rare Wine is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rare Wine in another brand?
- Plum Orbit (Behr T13-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rare Wine warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rare Wine as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.0; 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.