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Valspar Aged Pine#333B2F · LRV 4

Aged Pine reads as a green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 6011-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR AGED PINE
RGB 51, 59, 47 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Aged Pine
SKU 6011-5
Hex #333B2F
RGB 51, 59, 47
HSL 100°, 11%, 21%
LRV 4
Undertone green / cool
Family Black

About Valspar Aged Pine

At LRV 4, Aged Pine is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Aged Pine earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Near-blacks like this are best as contrast — doors, trim, cabinets, window frames.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Black Licorice
SKU 0529 · #3A3B3B · LRV 4
ΔE 8.54 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All black at Behr →
S-H-780
#343B2F
Thorny Branch
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 4
S-H-760
#393F2C
Olive Leaf
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 5
710F-7
#324038
Black Swan
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 5
780F-7
#353C39
Stealth Jet
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 4
BXC-12
#304230
Deep Forest
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.11
All black at Benjamin Moore →
CW-510
#363A32
Waller Green
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 6
2050-10
#2F3E3E
Salamander
ΔE 7.1 · LRV 6
CW-680
#373839
Mopboard Black
ΔE 9.22 · LRV 6
2126-10
#38393A
Black Tar
ΔE 9.22 · LRV 6
2128-10
#393736
Black Beauty
ΔE 9.49 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.54
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2847
#324038
Roycroft Bottle Green
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 5
SW 6216
#343B36
Jasper
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 4
SW 2809
#303B39
Rookwood Shutter Green
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 4
SW 6994
#373A3A
Greenblack
ΔE 7.86 · LRV 4
SW 7623
#273E3E
Cascades
ΔE 8.28 · LRV 4

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.56
All black at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 7
BD-HP
#1F2025
Hocus Pocus
ΔE 14.31 · LRV 3
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 19 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 19.33 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.56
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 6
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 10.09 · LRV 5
DEA180
#254A47
Deep Pine
ΔE 10.83 · LRV 6
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 11.13 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.28
All black at PPG / Glidden →
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 6
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 9.76 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 9.83 · LRV 5
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 13.7 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 13.7 · LRV 5

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.49
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 4
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 6
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 11.14 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 13.02 · LRV 7
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 16.72 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.56
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 9.56 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 17.06 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 18.45 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 25.04 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.47
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 11.47 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 12.1 · LRV 3
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 12.68 · LRV 4
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 22.9 · LRV 5

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Aged Pine within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

5010-1
Forest Canopy
LRV 3.7
6011-1
Fired Earth
LRV 3.7
V120-3
Black Heron
LRV 4.5
T699
Ginger's Grotto
LRV 4.9
8006-4G
Caviar
LRV 5
5010-3
Deep River Green
LRV 4.4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #333B2F in HSL space. Pair Aged Pine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#333B2F + #372F3B
TRIADIC
#333B2F · #2F333B · #3B2F33
ANALOGOUS
#393B2F · #333B2F · #2F3B31

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.62:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.81:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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