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VALSPAR · 6003-2C

Valspar Turkish Coffee#534C41 · LRV 7.4

Turkish Coffee reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 6003-2C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR TURKISH COFFEE
RGB 83, 76, 65 LRV 7.4

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Turkish Coffee
SKU 6003-2C
Hex #534C41
RGB 83, 76, 65
HSL 37°, 12%, 29%
LRV 7.4
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Turkish Coffee

At LRV 7.4, Turkish Coffee 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.

Turkish Coffee earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Terra Pin
SKU 0571 · #534D42 · LRV 8
ΔE 0.68 (imperceptible)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7055
#554C3E
Enduring Bronze
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 7
SW 7048
#54504A
Urbane Bronze
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 8
SW 7020
#4F4842
Black Fox
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 7
SW 6188
#4E5147
Shade‐Grown
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 8
SW 7510
#5B4B44
Chateau Brown
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 8

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All neutral at Behr →
N220-7
#514B3C
Cavalry Brown
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 7
N200-7
#525049
Underground
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 8
MQ2-39
#584C44
Rare Wood
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 8
PPU5-19
#594D46
Dark Truffle
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 8
N170-6
#594A45
Natural Bark
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1023-7
#594E40
Afternoon Tea
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 8
1009-7
#4E4F48
Licorice
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 8
1018-7
#5B4C44
Sarsaparilla
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 8
15-24
#544642
French Toast
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 7
16-24
#574642
Racy Raisin
ΔE 7.98 · LRV 7

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2138-20
#555042
Green Grove
ΔE 2.51 · LRV
CW-90
#524F44
Tavern Charcoal
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 10
CC-542
#564E48
Willow
ΔE 3.22 · LRV
2134-20
#504A45
Midsummer Night
ΔE 3.29 · LRV
2112-20
#564942
Brown Sugar
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.08
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 7
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 8
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 6.88 · LRV 7
JG-161
#494E4B
Cottage Grove
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 8.36 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.33
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6392
#524A46
Mink
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 7
DE6385
#4E4B4A
Black Bean
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 7
DEA176
#4D504B
Iron River
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 8
DE6399
#574A47
Molasses
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 7
DE6042
#5B4A44
Bear in Mind
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.65
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 13.63 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 15.39 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 18.47 · LRV 10

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.01
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 7
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 7.35 · LRV 7
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 6
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 7.92 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 9.1 · LRV 6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.37
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 7
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 12.43 · LRV 7
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 17.14 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 18.58 · LRV 8

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

M331
Deep Desert Shadow
LRV 6.9
8006-1G
Timber Green
LRV 7
8005-10G
Momentous Occasion
LRV 7
V142-6
Vintage Frame
LRV 7.1
V143-6
Japanese Seaweed
LRV 7.3
T501
Moon Rock
LRV 6.7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #534C41 in HSL space. Pair Turkish Coffee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#534C41 + #414853
TRIADIC
#534C41 · #41534C · #4C4153
ANALOGOUS
#534341 · #534C41 · #515341

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.47:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.48:1 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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