Rio Grande Mud (Valspar 2005-7A)
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Rio Grande Mud (Valspar 2005-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rio Grande Mud
Four Valspar colors picked for Rio Grande Mud 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 Rio Grande Mud, 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 | Reddened Earth | SW 6053 | 19 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Walnut | CW-240 | 17.6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Perfect Penny | S180-6 | 18.5 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Apple Brown Betty | 1062-6 | 17 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Rio Grande Mud (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Rio Grande Mud
Darker than Rio Grande Mud
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-7A |
| Hex | #99695B |
| RGB | 153, 105, 91 |
| HSL | 14°, 25%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.1, 17.4, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rio Grande Mud (Valspar 2005-7A), published as #99695B
#8B605A
#A8725A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rio Grande Mud (Valspar 2005-7A)?
- Rio Grande Mud has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rio Grande Mud is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rio Grande Mud in another brand?
- Apple Brown Betty (PPG 1062-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Rio Grande Mud warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rio Grande Mud as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; 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.