Bear Claw (Valspar 2004-5A)
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Bear Claw (Valspar 2004-5A) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bear Claw
Four Valspar colors picked for Bear Claw by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Bear Claw, 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 | Cavern Clay | SW 7701 | 20 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Audubon Russet | HC-51 | 21 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Airbrushed Copper | BIC-45 | 19.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Copper Beech | 1067-5 | 22 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Bear Claw (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Bear Claw
Darker than Bear Claw
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-5A |
| Hex | #AB6A50 |
| RGB | 171, 106, 80 |
| HSL | 17°, 36%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, 23.2, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bear Claw (Valspar 2004-5A), published as #AB6A50
#9D614F
#BA734F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bear Claw (Valspar 2004-5A)?
- Bear Claw has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bear Claw is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bear Claw in another brand?
- Cavern Clay (SW 7701) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bear Claw warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bear Claw as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.