Rusted Earth (Valspar 2002-7A)
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Rusted Earth (Valspar 2002-7A) is a very deep, warm red from Valspar: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rusted Earth
Four Valspar colors picked for Rusted Earth by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Rusted Earth, 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 | Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 13 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Brownberry | CSP-1125 | 13.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | True Copper | S180-7 | 12.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Warm Wassail | 1062-7 | 11 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar red colors nearest to Rusted Earth (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Rusted Earth
Darker than Rusted Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2002-7A |
| Hex | #8B5748 |
| RGB | 139, 87, 72 |
| HSL | 13°, 32%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.4, 19.7, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rusted Earth (Valspar 2002-7A), published as #8B5748
#7D4E47
#996047
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rusted Earth (Valspar 2002-7A)?
- Rusted Earth has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rusted Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rusted Earth in another brand?
- True Copper (Behr S180-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Rusted Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rusted Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; 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.