Fired Earth (Valspar 6011-1)
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Fired Earth (Valspar 6011-1) is a very deep, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fired Earth
Three Valspar colors picked for Fired 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 Fired 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Midsummer Night | 2134-20 | 7.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Onyx | HDC-CL-14A | 6.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Onyx | 1011-7 | 6 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Fired Earth (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Fired Earth
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6011-1 |
| Hex | #4B4845 |
| RGB | 75, 72, 69 |
| HSL | 30°, 4%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.8, 0.6, 2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fired Earth (Valspar 6011-1), published as #4B4845
#3D4043
#5A5045
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fired Earth (Valspar 6011-1)?
- Fired 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 Fired Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fired Earth in another brand?
- Warm Onyx (Behr HDC-CL-14A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fired Earth warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Fired Earth as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.2; 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.