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VALSPAR · 3010-8

Valspar Cowboy Hat#6D4934 · LRV 8.3

Cowboy Hat reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 3010-8 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR COWBOY HAT
RGB 109, 73, 52 LRV 8.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Cowboy Hat
SKU 3010-8
Hex #6D4934
RGB 109, 73, 52
HSL 22°, 35%, 32%
LRV 8.3
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Valspar Cowboy Hat

At LRV 8.3, Cowboy Hat 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 orange 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.

Cowboy Hat earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

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
Evolution
SKU 0130 · #704A3D · LRV 9
ΔE 3.9 (noticeable)
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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 brown from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
2100-10
#6E4939
Mocha Madness
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 9
2095-10
#6F4B3B
Adirondack Brown
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 9
2105-10
#6C493A
Forest Brown
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 9
2099-10
#6E493A
Brown
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 9
2097-10
#6B4A3C
Toasted Brown
ΔE 2.99 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All brown at Behr →
BXC-42
#734835
Bricktone
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 9
BXC-65
#6D4F38
Outback Brown
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 9
230F-7
#74412D
Florence Brown
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 8
QE-16
#644A40
Earth Chicory
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 8
N250-7
#664F38
Mission Brown
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.76
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6090
#634533
Java
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 7
SW 6097
#69482C
Sturdy Brown
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 8
SW 6062
#694336
Rugged Brown
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 7
SW 2837
#6A4238
Aurora Brown
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 7
SW 6104
#65503D
Kaffee
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 9

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1072-7
#6C483A
Bird House Brown
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 8
1073-7
#63493E
Fudge
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 8
1075-7
#604A3F
Fudge Truffle
ΔE 5.93 · LRV 8
1016-7
#664942
Spiced Wine
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 8
1060-7
#6D4741
Warm Mahogany
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 8

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.14
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 14
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 12.37 · LRV 5
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 26.29 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.4
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6056
#705046
Buffalo Herd
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 10
DE6049
#644B41
Chaps
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 8
DEA148
#6B443D
Sunken Ship
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 8
DE6028
#734A45
Dark Ruby
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 9
DE6021
#654846
Outer Boundary
ΔE 8.92 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.88
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 8
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 11.23 · LRV 7
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 11.5 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 7
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 18.68 · LRV 8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.57
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 10.57 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 15.81 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 16.32 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 16.71 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 23.36 · LRV 11

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.57
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 11.57 · LRV 7
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 12.53 · LRV 8
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 13.95 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 14.19 · LRV 7
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 20.75 · LRV 7

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

3011-8
Dark Earth
LRV 7.9
2003-9A
Brooklyn Brownstone
LRV 8.4
V082-6
Chocolate Bonbon
LRV 7.6
2004-9A
Deep Walnut
LRV 8.4
M247
Hickory Chips
LRV 8
V086-6
Valise
LRV 8.1

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6D4934 in HSL space. Pair Cowboy Hat with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6D4934 + #34586D
TRIADIC
#6D4934 · #346D49 · #49346D
ANALOGOUS
#6D343C · #6D4934 · #6D6634

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.92:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.65:1 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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