Pale Cordovan (Valspar 3010-7)
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Pale Cordovan (Valspar 3010-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Cordovan
Four Valspar colors picked for Pale Cordovan 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 Pale Cordovan, 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 | Brandywine | SW 7710 | 19 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brentwood | 1223 | 20.7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sorrel Brown | PMD-88 | 18.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foxfire Brown | 1069-6 | 18 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Pale Cordovan (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Cordovan
Darker than Pale Cordovan
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3010-7 |
| Hex | #A06D4E |
| RGB | 160, 109, 78 |
| HSL | 23°, 34%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.6, 16.7, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Cordovan (Valspar 3010-7), published as #A06D4E
#92644D
#AF764D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Cordovan (Valspar 3010-7)?
- Pale Cordovan has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Cordovan is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Cordovan in another brand?
- Foxfire Brown (PPG 1069-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Pale Cordovan warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pale Cordovan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.