Forest Canopy (Valspar 5010-1)
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Forest Canopy (Valspar 5010-1) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forest Canopy
Three Valspar colors picked for Forest Canopy 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 Forest Canopy, 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 | Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Stonecutter | 2135-20 | 8.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Black Sable | 730F-7 | 6.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dark As Night | 14-05 | 6 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Forest Canopy (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Forest Canopy
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-1 |
| Hex | #434A4A |
| RGB | 67, 74, 74 |
| HSL | 180°, 5%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.8, -2.8, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forest Canopy (Valspar 5010-1), published as #434A4A
#344248
#52534A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forest Canopy (Valspar 5010-1)?
- Forest Canopy has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forest Canopy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Forest Canopy in another brand?
- Black Sable (Behr 730F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Forest Canopy warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Forest Canopy as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.