Muddy Mississippi (Valspar 3004-9A)
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Muddy Mississippi (Valspar 3004-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Muddy Mississippi
Four Valspar colors picked for Muddy Mississippi 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 Muddy Mississippi, 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 | Tea Chest | SW 6103 | 14 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sedona Brown | 1127 | 14 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Joshua Tree | N240-7 | 14.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Salted Pretzel | 1077-6 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Muddy Mississippi (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Muddy Mississippi
Darker than Muddy Mississippi
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3004-9A |
| Hex | #826852 |
| RGB | 130, 104, 82 |
| HSL | 28°, 23%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.0, 7.1, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Muddy Mississippi (Valspar 3004-9A), published as #826852
#745F51
#917151
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Muddy Mississippi (Valspar 3004-9A)?
- Muddy Mississippi has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Muddy Mississippi is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Muddy Mississippi in another brand?
- Joshua Tree (Behr N240-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Muddy Mississippi warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Muddy Mississippi as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.