Boston Legacy (Valspar 2005-9A)
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Boston Legacy (Valspar 2005-9A) 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 Boston Legacy
Four Valspar colors picked for Boston Legacy 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 Boston Legacy, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Wood Grain Brown | 2109-30 | 10.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Oiled Teak | N180-7 | 11.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Walnut | 1074-6 | 10 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Boston Legacy (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Boston Legacy
Darker than Boston Legacy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-9A |
| Hex | #6B5950 |
| RGB | 107, 89, 80 |
| HSL | 20°, 14%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.3, 5.8, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boston Legacy (Valspar 2005-9A), published as #6B5950
#5D504F
#7A6250
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boston Legacy (Valspar 2005-9A)?
- Boston Legacy has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boston Legacy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Boston Legacy in another brand?
- Oiled Teak (Behr N180-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boston Legacy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Boston Legacy as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.