Olive Suede (Valspar 6010-3)
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Olive Suede (Valspar 6010-3) 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 Olive Suede
Three Valspar colors picked for Olive Suede 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 Suede, 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 | Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tavern Charcoal | CW-90 | 9.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Olive Leaf | S-H-760 | 7.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Olive Suede (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Olive Suede
Darker than Olive Suede
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6010-3 |
| Hex | #524F45 |
| RGB | 82, 79, 69 |
| HSL | 46°, 9%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.6, -0.8, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olive Suede (Valspar 6010-3), published as #524F45
#444644
#615845
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olive Suede (Valspar 6010-3)?
- Olive Suede has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olive Suede is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olive Suede in another brand?
- Tavern Charcoal (BM CW-90) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olive Suede warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Olive Suede as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.