Mudslide (Valspar 2006-9A)
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Mudslide (Valspar 2006-9A) 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 Mudslide
Four Valspar colors picked for Mudslide 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 Mudslide, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Middlebury Brown | HC-68 | 10.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chocolate Swirl | PPU5-18 | 10.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee House | 1077-7 | 11 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Mudslide (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Mudslide
Darker than Mudslide
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2006-9A |
| Hex | #6A5A4F |
| RGB | 106, 90, 79 |
| HSL | 24°, 15%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.5, 4.6, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mudslide (Valspar 2006-9A), published as #6A5A4F
#5C514E
#79634F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mudslide (Valspar 2006-9A)?
- Mudslide has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mudslide is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mudslide in another brand?
- Middlebury Brown (BM HC-68) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mudslide warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mudslide as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.