Gardener's Soil (Valspar 2010-9)
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Gardener's Soil (Valspar 2010-9) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gardener's Soil
Three Valspar colors picked for Gardener's Soil by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Gardener's Soil, 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 | Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 9 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cup o' Java | 1246 | 11 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Library Leather | HDC-CL-13A | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chestnut | 15-23 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Gardener's Soil (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Gardener's Soil
Darker than Gardener's Soil
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2010-9 |
| Hex | #69534C |
| RGB | 105, 83, 76 |
| HSL | 14°, 16%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.3, 8.0, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gardener's Soil (Valspar 2010-9), published as #69534C
#5B4A4B
#775C4C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gardener's Soil (Valspar 2010-9)?
- Gardener's Soil has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gardener's Soil is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gardener's Soil in another brand?
- Cup o' Java (BM 1246) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gardener's Soil warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Gardener's Soil as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.