Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10)
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Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cabin Plank
Three Valspar colors picked for Cabin Plank 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 Cabin Plank, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 10 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Thick Chocolate | 750B-7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Cabin Plank (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cabin Plank
Darker than Cabin Plank
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-10 |
| Hex | #5F4F48 |
| RGB | 95, 79, 72 |
| HSL | 18°, 14%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.0, 5.4, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10), published as #5F4F48
#514747
#6D5848
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10)?
- Cabin Plank has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cabin Plank is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cabin Plank in another brand?
- Branchport Brown (BM HC-72) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cabin Plank warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cabin Plank as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.