Deep River Green (Valspar 5010-3)
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Deep River Green (Valspar 5010-3) 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 Deep River Green
Three Valspar colors picked for Deep River Green 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 Deep River Green, 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 | Tarragon | SW 9660 | 7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Navy Masterpiece | 1652 | 9.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Thermal | S440-7 | 7.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Obsidian | 1035-7 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Deep River Green (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep River Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5010-3 |
| Hex | #404E50 |
| RGB | 64, 78, 80 |
| HSL | 187°, 11%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.1, -5.0, -3.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep River Green (Valspar 5010-3), published as #404E50
#2F454E
#505750
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep River Green (Valspar 5010-3)?
- Deep River Green has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep River Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep River Green in another brand?
- Thermal (Behr S440-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Deep River Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Deep River Green as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.0; 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.