Labrador (Valspar 3009-9)
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Labrador (Valspar 3009-9) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Labrador
Three Valspar colors picked for Labrador 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 Labrador, 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 | Metropolis | SW 9575 | 8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Topeka Taupe | 1463 | 11 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Timber Brown | N140-7 | 9.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Labrador (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Labrador
Darker than Labrador
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3009-9 |
| Hex | #5E534F |
| RGB | 94, 83, 79 |
| HSL | 16°, 9%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.2, 3.8, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Labrador (Valspar 3009-9), published as #5E534F
#504A4D
#6D5C4F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Labrador (Valspar 3009-9)?
- Labrador has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Labrador is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Labrador in another brand?
- Topeka Taupe (BM 1463) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Labrador warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Labrador as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.