Carriage House (Valspar 6003-1C)
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Carriage House (Valspar 6003-1C) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carriage House
Four Valspar colors picked for Carriage House by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Carriage House, 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 | Gateway Gray | SW 7644 | 41 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Herbal Escape | 1487 | 40 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Stone Walkway | QE-35 | 43.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Olive It | 1032-3 | 40 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Carriage House (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Carriage House
Darker than Carriage House
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-1C |
| Hex | #B3AF9F |
| RGB | 179, 175, 159 |
| HSL | 48°, 12%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.4, -1.4, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carriage House (Valspar 6003-1C), published as #B3AF9F
#A3A59D
#C4B99F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carriage House (Valspar 6003-1C)?
- Carriage House has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carriage House is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Carriage House in another brand?
- Stone Walkway (Behr QE-35) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carriage House warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Carriage House as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.