Rustic Earth (Valspar 2007-7A)
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Rustic Earth (Valspar 2007-7A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rustic Earth
Four Valspar colors picked for Rustic Earth 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 Rustic Earth, 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 | Tanbark | SW 6061 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sorrel Brown | 1236 | 18.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rio Rust | S190-6 | 16.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Rustic Earth (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Rustic Earth
Darker than Rustic Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-7A |
| Hex | #906B58 |
| RGB | 144, 107, 88 |
| HSL | 20°, 24%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.5, 12.1, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rustic Earth (Valspar 2007-7A), published as #906B58
#826257
#9F7457
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rustic Earth (Valspar 2007-7A)?
- Rustic Earth has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rustic Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rustic Earth in another brand?
- Rio Rust (Behr S190-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Rustic Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rustic Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.