Valspar

Lava Cake

T595

Lava Cake is a very dark chocolate brown with a red undertone. It is almost black in shadow. Doors, trim, or a tiny powder room can feel rich in this shade, but the lighting has to be intentional.

LRV 5 leaves little reflectance to work with. Warm white walls create relief. Pale stone adds a cleaner break. Satin finish is smarter for high-touch areas than flat paint.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

T595

Collection

The Classic Collection

Lava Cake 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 Lava Cake under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Lava Cake under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

16°

Red Family

Lightness

26%

Dark

Saturation

23%

Muted

LRV

5.1

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

#513b33

RGB Decimal

81, 59, 51

RGB Percent

31.8%, 23.1%, 20.0%

HSL

16.0, 22.7%, 25.9%

HSV

16.0, 37.0%, 31.8%

CMYK

0.0%, 27.2%, 37.0%, 68.2%

YIQ

64.7, 15.7, 2.1

XYZ

5.55, 5.12, 3.83

CIE Lab

27.06, 8.42, 8.74

CIE Luv

27.06, 13.75, 7.98

Hunter Lab

22.62, 5.63, 4.96

Decimal

5323571

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Lava Cake Barista Cabin Plank Turkish Coffee

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Lava Cake Dark Nut Brown Clay Dusk Mauve Blush

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Lava Cake Seaworthy Mount Etna Rushing Rapids

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Lava Cake Night Owl Burgundy Windsor Green

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Lava Cake Burgundy Dark Purple Royal Velvet

Closest Paint Matches

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

Valspar

Lava Cake

Valspar

Ragtop

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Lava Cake

Benjamin Moore

Tudor Brown

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Sherwin Williams

Turkish Coffee

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Sherwin Williams

Dark Clove

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Lava Cake

Valspar

Cabin Plank

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Lava Cake

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Burnt Tile

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Lava Cake

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Rootstock

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Lava Cake

Benjamin Moore

Coffeehouse Chocolate

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Benjamin Moore

Raphael

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Lava Cake

Benjamin Moore

Appalachian Brown

Valspar

Lava Cake

Valspar

Swiss Chocolate

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Lava Cake

Valspar

Dark Chocolate

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Lava Cake

Benjamin Moore

Tarpley Brown

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Lava Cake

Valspar

Christmas Pudding

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Lava Cake

Valspar

Thoroughfare

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Lava Cake

Sherwin Williams

Bitter Chocolate