Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Brown Velvet |
| SKU | 1011-10 |
| Hex | #433531 |
| RGB | 67, 53, 49 |
| HSL | 13°, 16%, 23% |
| LRV | 4 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Black |
About Valspar Brown Velvet
At LRV 4, Brown Velvet 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 red 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.
Brown Velvet 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.
Closest matches by brand
13 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Brown Velvet within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #433531 in HSL space. Pair Brown Velvet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Brown Velvet Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Brown Velvet from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar 1011-10 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Brown Velvet
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Rockweed (SW 2735), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.38). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Rockweed swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Brown Velvet
Behr's nearest match is Bison Brown (780B-7), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Bison Brown swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Brown Velvet
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Bittersweet Chocolate (2114-10), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 4) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Bittersweet Chocolate swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Brown Velvet
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Dark Bronzetone (HGSW 2501), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.38). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Dark Bronzetone swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Brown Velvet
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Brown Velvet is Moments (JG-150) — very close at ΔE 2.74, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 4 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Moments swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Brown Velvet
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Film Noir (0144), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 6 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Film Noir swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Brown Velvet
Kompozit's nearest match is Film Noir (0144), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 5 vs 4) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Brown Velvet without repainting risk. See the full Film Noir swatch →