Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8) 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 Dark Earth
Three Valspar colors picked for Dark Earth 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 Dark Earth, 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 | Coconut Husk | SW 6111 | 11 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown Tar | 2110-20 | 10.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Breakfast Blend | 280F-7 | 10.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Truffle | 15-13 | 11 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Dark Earth (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Earth
Darker than Dark Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3011-8 |
| Hex | #6F5744 |
| RGB | 111, 87, 68 |
| HSL | 27°, 24%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, 7.0, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8), published as #6F5744
#614E43
#7D6043
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8)?
- Dark Earth has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Earth in another brand?
- Breakfast Blend (Behr 280F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dark Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dark Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.