Olive Smudge (Valspar 6001-2C)
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Olive Smudge (Valspar 6001-2C) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive Smudge
Four Valspar colors picked for Olive Smudge by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Olive Smudge, 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 | Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 12.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Night Mission | N370-7 | 10.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Plunge Pool | 1029-7 | 13 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Olive Smudge (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Smudge
Darker than Olive Smudge
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6001-2C |
| Hex | #626054 |
| RGB | 98, 96, 84 |
| HSL | 51°, 8%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.6, -1.5, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Smudge (Valspar 6001-2C), published as #626054
#535753
#716954
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Smudge (Valspar 6001-2C)?
- Olive Smudge has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Smudge is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Smudge in another brand?
- Night Mission (Behr N370-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Olive Smudge warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Olive Smudge as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.