Cinnamon Cake (Valspar 3010-6)
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Cinnamon Cake (Valspar 3010-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cinnamon Cake
Four Valspar colors picked for Cinnamon Cake 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 Cinnamon Cake, 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 | Red Cent | SW 6341 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Rust | 2175-30 | 19.8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Rusty Gate | M200-7 | 19.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fragrant Cloves | 1199-7 | 17 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Cinnamon Cake (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Cinnamon Cake
Darker than Cinnamon Cake
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3010-6 |
| Hex | #A96245 |
| RGB | 169, 98, 69 |
| HSL | 17°, 42%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.0, 25.9, 28.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cinnamon Cake (Valspar 3010-6), published as #A96245
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cinnamon Cake (Valspar 3010-6)?
- Cinnamon Cake has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cinnamon Cake is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cinnamon Cake in another brand?
- Rusty Gate (Behr M200-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Cinnamon Cake warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Cinnamon Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.8; 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.