Cowboy Suede (Valspar 2011-6)
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Cowboy Suede (Valspar 2011-6) 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 Cowboy Suede
Three Valspar colors picked for Cowboy Suede 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 Cowboy Suede, 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 | Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 13 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Espresso | 2099-30 | 12.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ancho Pepper | HDC-AC-03 | 10.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antique Mahogany | 16-08 | 10 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Cowboy Suede (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Cowboy Suede
Darker than Cowboy Suede
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-6 |
| Hex | #7C5244 |
| RGB | 124, 82, 68 |
| HSL | 15°, 29%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.1, 15.8, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cowboy Suede (Valspar 2011-6), published as #7C5244
#6E4943
#8A5B43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cowboy Suede (Valspar 2011-6)?
- Cowboy Suede has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cowboy Suede is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cowboy Suede in another brand?
- Ancho Pepper (Behr HDC-AC-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cowboy Suede warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cowboy Suede as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.