Harvest Brown (Valspar 6009-2)
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Harvest Brown (Valspar 6009-2) 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 Harvest Brown
Three Valspar colors picked for Harvest Brown 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 Harvest 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 | Prospect | SW 9615 | 10 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | North Creek Brown | 1001 | 10.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Cupcake | 710D-7 | 9.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Monkey Madness | 1020-7 | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Harvest Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Harvest Brown
Darker than Harvest Brown
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6009-2 |
| Hex | #605649 |
| RGB | 96, 86, 73 |
| HSL | 34°, 14%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.2, 1.7, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harvest Brown (Valspar 6009-2), published as #605649
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#6E5F49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harvest Brown (Valspar 6009-2)?
- Harvest Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harvest Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Harvest Brown in another brand?
- Prospect (SW 9615) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harvest Brown warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Harvest Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.