Valspar

Chocolate Cream Pie

M143

Chocolate Cream Pie is a medium taupe beige carrying a cocoa-brown undertone. It is deeper than a casual wall neutral, so a bedroom or den may feel more enclosed. That can be useful.

The color works with linen, darker wood, and cream trim. In north light, it may look grayer and cooler. In warm lamps, the brown returns. Sample it beside flooring, because taupe changes quickly near red or yellow wood.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M143

Collection

The Natural Collection

Chocolate Cream Pie in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Chocolate Cream Pie under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Chocolate Cream Pie under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

29°

Red Family

Lightness

55%

Medium

Saturation

18%

Muted

LRV

27.7

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#a28c78

RGB Decimal

162, 140, 120

RGB Percent

63.5%, 54.9%, 47.1%

HSL

28.6, 18.4%, 55.3%

HSV

28.6, 25.9%, 63.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 13.6%, 25.9%, 36.5%

YIQ

144.3, 19.6, -1.6

XYZ

27.67, 27.79, 21.68

CIE Lab

59.70, 5.07, 13.74

CIE Luv

59.70, 15.01, 17.48

Hunter Lab

52.72, 4.37, 10.47

Decimal

10652792

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Chocolate Cream Pie Portabello Kaffee Folk Guitar

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Chocolate Cream Pie Mesa Taupe Sea Froth Vintage Taupe

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Chocolate Cream Pie Jean Jacket Blue Sheffield Gray Everlasting

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Chocolate Cream Pie Hillside Green Deep Mauve Frog Prince

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Chocolate Cream Pie Deep Mauve Mellow Mauve Victorian Plum

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Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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