Corduroy Black (Valspar 4010-3)
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Corduroy Black (Valspar 4010-3) is a very deep, cool gray from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Corduroy Black
Three Valspar colors picked for Corduroy Black 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 Corduroy Black, 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 | Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mysterious | AF-565 | 8.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stiletto | T11-2 | 6.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Witchcraft | 1037-7 | 7 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Corduroy Black (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Corduroy Black
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4010-3 |
| Hex | #454A53 |
| RGB | 69, 74, 83 |
| HSL | 219°, 9%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.3, 0.1, -6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Corduroy Black (Valspar 4010-3), published as #454A53
#354251
#555253
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Corduroy Black (Valspar 4010-3)?
- Corduroy Black has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Corduroy Black is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Corduroy Black in another brand?
- Mysterious (BM AF-565) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Corduroy Black warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Corduroy Black as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.0; 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.