Tavern Mahogany (Valspar 2002-9A)
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Tavern Mahogany (Valspar 2002-9A) 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 Tavern Mahogany
Three Valspar colors picked for Tavern Mahogany 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 Tavern Mahogany, 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 | Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 9 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cup o' Java | 1246 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Painted Leather | 710B-6 | 10.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Wine | 1016-7 | 8 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Tavern Mahogany (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Tavern Mahogany
Darker than Tavern Mahogany
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2002-9A |
| Hex | #6B524C |
| RGB | 107, 82, 76 |
| HSL | 12°, 17%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.3, 9.4, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tavern Mahogany (Valspar 2002-9A), published as #6B524C
#5D4A4B
#795B4C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tavern Mahogany (Valspar 2002-9A)?
- Tavern Mahogany has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tavern Mahogany is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tavern Mahogany in another brand?
- Painted Leather (Behr 710B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tavern Mahogany warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Tavern Mahogany as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.