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VALSPAR · V131-6

Valspar If a Tree Fell …#665244 · LRV 9.3

If a Tree Fell … reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V131-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR IF A TREE FELL …
RGB 102, 82, 68 LRV 9.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name If a Tree Fell …
SKU V131-6
Hex #665244
RGB 102, 82, 68
HSL 25°, 20%, 33%
LRV 9.3
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Valspar If a Tree Fell …

At LRV 9.3, If a Tree Fell … 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.

If a Tree Fell … 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
Stony Field
SKU 0200 · #615547 · LRV 9
ΔE 4.27 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 1.02
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1238
#645145
Falcon Brown
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 9
2107-20
#664F40
Mocha Brown
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 10
HC-67
#65554A
Clinton Brown
ΔE 2.16 · LRV
1246
#6A544C
Cup o' Java
ΔE 3.73 · LRV
1232
#684F46
Fresh Brew
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 10

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All brown at Behr →
UL170-1
#635044
Pine Cone
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 9
250F-7
#67513C
Melted Chocolate
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 9
760B-6
#645649
Traditional
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 10
PPU3-19
#6E5043
Moroccan Henna
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 9
QE-32
#5E5445
Treemoss
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA161
#695649
Wild Mustang
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 10
DE6070
#6B574A
Chocolate Chunk
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 10
DE6063
#5E4F46
Black Walnut
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 8
DE6049
#644B41
Chaps
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 8
DE6056
#705046
Buffalo Herd
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 10

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
15-22
#625141
Pumpernickel
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 9
15-23
#624E45
Chestnut
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 8
1076-7
#63554B
Ground Coffee
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 10
1021-7
#5E5349
Cabin Fever
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 9
1025-7
#615544
Coffee Bean
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.3
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7520
#6A5143
Plantation Shutters
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 9
SW 6104
#65503D
Kaffee
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 9
SW 2807
#6E5241
Rookwood Medium Brown
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 10
SW 7545
#63523D
Pier
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 9
SW 6153
#66543E
Protégé Bronze
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 10

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.92
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 6.88 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 6.88 · LRV 14
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 20.34 · LRV 7
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 22.22 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.59
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 8
JG-168
#655D50
Mosswood
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 11
JG-121
#625D55
Rocking Horse
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 11
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 10.67 · LRV 10
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 12.79 · LRV 10

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 290
#726454
Salon Drab
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 13
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 9.51 · LRV 7
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 13.79 · LRV 8
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 14.75 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.2
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 8.2 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 12.43 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 13.33 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 17.3 · LRV 11

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T585
Arctic Tundra
LRV 9.6
8004-9F
Rue Bourbon
LRV 10
V133-6
Chocolate Diamonds
LRV 9.9
1001-9A
Hunting Boots
LRV 9.4
8004-20G
Midnight Forest
LRV 10
6008-2C
Prairie Foliage
LRV 9.8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #665244 in HSL space. Pair If a Tree Fell … with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#665244 + #445866
TRIADIC
#665244 · #446652 · #524466
ANALOGOUS
#664447 · #665244 · #666344

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.35:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.86:1 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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