Turkish Coffee (Valspar 6003-2C)
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Turkish Coffee (Valspar 6003-2C) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Turkish Coffee
Three Valspar colors picked for Turkish Coffee 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 Turkish Coffee, 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 | Prelude | SW 9620 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aegean Olive | 1491 | 11.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Peppery | MQ2-62 | 9.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Metropolis | 1006-7 | 10 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Turkish Coffee (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Turkish Coffee
Darker than Turkish Coffee
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6003-2C |
| Hex | #5E5951 |
| RGB | 94, 89, 81 |
| HSL | 37°, 7%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.1, 0.5, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Turkish Coffee (Valspar 6003-2C), published as #5E5951
#4F504F
#6D6251
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Turkish Coffee (Valspar 6003-2C)?
- Turkish Coffee has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Turkish Coffee is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Turkish Coffee in another brand?
- Prelude (SW 9620) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Turkish Coffee warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Turkish Coffee as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.