Deep Earth (Valspar 6010-2)
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Deep Earth (Valspar 6010-2) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deep Earth
Three Valspar colors picked for Deep Earth 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 Deep Earth, 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 | Black Fox | SW 7020 | 7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Willow | CC-542 | 9.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tribal Drum | T12-13 | 6.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dark Granite | 1005-7 | 6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Deep Earth (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Earth
Darker than Deep Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6010-2 |
| Hex | #544B45 |
| RGB | 84, 75, 69 |
| HSL | 24°, 10%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.6, 2.6, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Earth (Valspar 6010-2), published as #544B45
#464344
#625445
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Earth (Valspar 6010-2)?
- Deep Earth has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Earth in another brand?
- Willow (BM CC-542) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Deep Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Deep Earth as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.