Ivory Brown (Valspar 6006-1C)
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Ivory Brown (Valspar 6006-1C) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ivory Brown
Four Valspar colors picked for Ivory Brown 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 Ivory Brown, 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 | Balanced Beige | SW 7037 | 46 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Baja Dunes | 997 | 41.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Smokestack | N220-3 | 45.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Discover | 1021-3 | 44 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Ivory Brown (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Ivory Brown
Darker than Ivory Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-1C |
| Hex | #BCB0A1 |
| RGB | 188, 176, 161 |
| HSL | 33°, 17%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.4, 1.7, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ivory Brown (Valspar 6006-1C), published as #BCB0A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ivory Brown (Valspar 6006-1C)?
- Ivory Brown has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ivory Brown is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ivory Brown in another brand?
- Discover (PPG 1021-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ivory Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Ivory Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.