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VALSPAR · V084-6

Valspar Incognito#604735 · LRV 7.3

Incognito reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V084-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR INCOGNITO
RGB 96, 71, 53 LRV 7.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Incognito
SKU V084-6
Hex #604735
RGB 96, 71, 53
HSL 25°, 29%, 29%
LRV 7.3
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Valspar Incognito

At LRV 7.3, Incognito 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.

Incognito 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
Hideaway
SKU 0137 · #654637 · LRV 7
ΔE 3.32 (close)
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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.

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 7
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 14.98 · LRV 5
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 16.79 · LRV 6
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 21.14 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 22.14 · LRV 7

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
2107-10
#614A3B
Chocolate Candy Brown
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 9
2110-10
#5A4430
Taupe
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 8
2111-20
#5F4B3C
Grizzly Bear Brown
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 8
2108-10
#5D4B3D
Ferret Brown
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 9
2098-10
#67473A
Barrel Brown
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6090
#634533
Java
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 7
SW 9091
#604C3D
Half‐Caff
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 8
SW 6083
#5F4B3F
Sable
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 8
SW 2856
#61463A
Fairfax Brown
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 7
SW 7034
#5C4D3C
Status Bronze
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 8

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All brown at Behr →
280F-7
#59432F
Breakfast Blend
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 6
N190-7
#594638
Moose Trail
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 7
QE-16
#644A40
Earth Chicory
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 8
UL130-2
#5E4C42
Roasted Nuts
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 8
N230-7
#5B4C3B
Rustic Tobacco
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 8

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1075-7
#604A3F
Fudge Truffle
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 8
1073-7
#63493E
Fudge
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 8
1074-7
#604B42
Little Bear
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 8
1018-7
#5B4C44
Sarsaparilla
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 8
1016-7
#664942
Spiced Wine
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 8

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA158
#5E463C
Northern Territory
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 7
DE6049
#644B41
Chaps
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 8
DE6042
#5B4A44
Bear in Mind
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 8
DE6014
#5F4947
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 8
DEA148
#6B443D
Sunken Ship
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.05
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 8
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 7
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 9.78 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 10.57 · LRV 7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.66
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 8.66 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 10.86 · LRV 7
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 13.58 · LRV 8
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 13.79 · LRV 6
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 16.81 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.7
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 12.7 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 12.77 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 13.76 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 14.86 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 20.52 · LRV 11

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8005-9G
Boston Brown Bread
LRV 7
8003-19G
Middle Earth
LRV 7
8005-8G
Buckeye
LRV 7
T594
Deeply Deanna
LRV 7.3
2005-9A
Boston Legacy
LRV 8
8004-18G
Jungle Beat
LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #604735 in HSL space. Pair Incognito with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#604735 + #354E60
TRIADIC
#604735 · #356047 · #473560
ANALOGOUS
#603539 · #604735 · #605C35

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.57:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.45:1 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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