Mesabi Copper (Valspar 2005-5A)
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Mesabi Copper (Valspar 2005-5A) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mesabi Copper
Four Valspar colors picked for Mesabi Copper 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 Mesabi Copper, 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 | Decorous Amber | SW 0007 | 22 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Lenape Trail | 1222 | 25.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Glazed Pot | PPU3-15 | 21.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Nutmeg | 1068-6 | 21 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Mesabi Copper (LRV 23) by LRV.
Darker than Mesabi Copper
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-5A |
| Hex | #AC775C |
| RGB | 172, 119, 92 |
| HSL | 20°, 33%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.8, 17.5, 23.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mesabi Copper (Valspar 2005-5A), published as #AC775C
#9E6E5B
#BB805B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mesabi Copper (Valspar 2005-5A)?
- Mesabi Copper has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mesabi Copper is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mesabi Copper in another brand?
- Decorous Amber (SW 0007) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mesabi Copper warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mesabi Copper as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.2; 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.