Dark Oasis (Valspar 6011-4)
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Dark Oasis (Valspar 6011-4) is a very deep, neutral brown from Valspar: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Oasis
Three Valspar colors picked for Dark Oasis 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 Dark Oasis, 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 | Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 9.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Black Bean | 790D-7 | 8.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Dark Oasis (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Oasis
Darker than Dark Oasis
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 6011-4 |
| Hex | #535149 |
| RGB | 83, 81, 73 |
| HSL | 48°, 6%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.4, -0.8, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Oasis (Valspar 6011-4), published as #535149
#454848
#625A49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Oasis (Valspar 6011-4)?
- Dark Oasis has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Oasis is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Oasis in another brand?
- Black Bean (Behr 790D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Dark Oasis warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dark Oasis as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.