Journey (Valspar 6010-1)
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Journey (Valspar 6010-1) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Journey
Three Valspar colors picked for Journey 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 Journey, 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 | Tungsten | SW 9515 | 8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Willow | CC-542 | 9.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Potting Soil | N360-7 | 8.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cabin Fever | 1021-7 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Journey (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Journey
Darker than Journey
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6010-1 |
| Hex | #595048 |
| RGB | 89, 80, 72 |
| HSL | 28°, 11%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.7, 2.2, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Journey (Valspar 6010-1), published as #595048
#4B4747
#685948
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Journey (Valspar 6010-1)?
- Journey has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Journey is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Journey in another brand?
- Willow (BM CC-542) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Journey warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Journey as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.