Blackened Pine (Valspar 5003-2C)
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Blackened Pine (Valspar 5003-2C) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blackened Pine
Three Valspar colors picked for Blackened Pine 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 Blackened Pine, 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 | Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ashwood Moss | 1484 | 10.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Twilight Forest | ECC-47-3 | 9.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evergreen Boughs | 1129-7 | 9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Blackened Pine (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Blackened Pine
Darker than Blackened Pine
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5003-2C |
| Hex | #525750 |
| RGB | 82, 87, 80 |
| HSL | 103°, 4%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.4, -3.5, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blackened Pine (Valspar 5003-2C), published as #525750
#434E4E
#616050
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blackened Pine (Valspar 5003-2C)?
- Blackened Pine has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blackened Pine is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blackened Pine in another brand?
- Twilight Forest (Behr ECC-47-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Blackened Pine warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Blackened Pine as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.