Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C)
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Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Italian Leather
Three Valspar colors picked for Italian Leather 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 Italian Leather, 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 | Manor House | SW 7505 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 11 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Underground | N200-7 | 10.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Intrigue | 1019-7 | 10 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Italian Leather (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Italian Leather
Darker than Italian Leather
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6005-2C |
| Hex | #635A52 |
| RGB | 99, 90, 82 |
| HSL | 28°, 9%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, 2.1, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C), published as #635A52
#545150
#726352
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C)?
- Italian Leather has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Italian Leather is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Italian Leather in another brand?
- Intrigue (PPG 1019-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Italian Leather warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Italian Leather as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.