Roasted Sepia (Valspar 6006-2C)
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Roasted Sepia (Valspar 6006-2C) 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 Roasted Sepia
Three Valspar colors picked for Roasted Sepia 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 Roasted Sepia, 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 | Prospect | SW 9615 | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Oak | 720D-7 | 10.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Monkey Madness | 1020-7 | 10 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Roasted Sepia (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Roasted Sepia
Darker than Roasted Sepia
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6006-2C |
| Hex | #645B4F |
| RGB | 100, 91, 79 |
| HSL | 34°, 12%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.2, 1.4, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roasted Sepia (Valspar 6006-2C), published as #645B4F
#56524E
#73644F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roasted Sepia (Valspar 6006-2C)?
- Roasted Sepia has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roasted Sepia is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roasted Sepia in another brand?
- Winter Oak (Behr 720D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Roasted Sepia warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Roasted Sepia as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.