Deep Walnut (Valspar 2004-9A)
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Deep Walnut (Valspar 2004-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deep Walnut
Four Valspar colors picked for Deep Walnut 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 Deep Walnut, 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 | Bison | SW 1084 | 11 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Rockies Brown | 2107-30 | 12.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Natural Bark | N170-6 | 10.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Walnut | 1074-6 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Deep Walnut (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Walnut
Darker than Deep Walnut
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-9A |
| Hex | #6E594D |
| RGB | 110, 89, 77 |
| HSL | 22°, 18%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.6, 6.6, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Walnut (Valspar 2004-9A), published as #6E594D
#60504C
#7C624D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Walnut (Valspar 2004-9A)?
- Deep Walnut has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Walnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Walnut in another brand?
- Rockies Brown (BM 2107-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deep Walnut warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Deep Walnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.