Night Safari (Valspar 6011-3)
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Night Safari (Valspar 6011-3) is a very deep, warm gray from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Night Safari
Three Valspar colors picked for Night Safari 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 Night Safari, 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 | Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 12.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Night Mission | N370-7 | 10.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Plunge Pool | 1029-7 | 13 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Night Safari (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Night Safari
Darker than Night Safari
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6011-3 |
| Hex | #605F54 |
| RGB | 96, 95, 84 |
| HSL | 55°, 7%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.1, -1.8, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Night Safari (Valspar 6011-3), published as #605F54
#515653
#6F6854
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Night Safari (Valspar 6011-3)?
- Night Safari has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Night Safari is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Night Safari in another brand?
- Night Mission (Behr N370-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Night Safari warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Night Safari 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.