Italian Roast (Valspar 2004-7A)
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Italian Roast (Valspar 2004-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Italian Roast
Four Valspar colors picked for Italian Roast 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 Italian Roast, 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 | Tanbark | SW 6061 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Coyote Trail | 1224 | 16.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rio Rust | S190-6 | 16.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Italian Roast (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Italian Roast
Darker than Italian Roast
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-7A |
| Hex | #906652 |
| RGB | 144, 102, 82 |
| HSL | 19°, 27%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, 14.3, 18.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Italian Roast (Valspar 2004-7A), published as #906652
#825D51
#9F6F51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Italian Roast (Valspar 2004-7A)?
- Italian Roast has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Italian Roast is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Italian Roast in another brand?
- Coyote Trail (BM 1224) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Italian Roast warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Italian Roast as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.0; 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.