Olive Sawdust (Valspar 6007-2C)
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Olive Sawdust (Valspar 6007-2C) is a very deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olive Sawdust
Three Valspar colors picked for Olive Sawdust 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 Olive Sawdust, 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 | Cocoon | SW 6173 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fairview Taupe | HC-85 | 18 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Coconut Husk | 730D-6 | 16 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sleeping Giant | 1025-6 | 16 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Olive Sawdust (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Sawdust
Darker than Olive Sawdust
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6007-2C |
| Hex | #786E5E |
| RGB | 120, 110, 94 |
| HSL | 37°, 12%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.9, 1.1, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Sawdust (Valspar 6007-2C), published as #786E5E
#69655D
#87775E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Sawdust (Valspar 6007-2C)?
- Olive Sawdust has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Sawdust is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Sawdust in another brand?
- Sleeping Giant (PPG 1025-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olive Sawdust warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Olive Sawdust as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.