Valspar
Rich Chocolate
1005-9A
With LRV 6, the room needs real lighting and clear contrast. For Rich Chocolate, ivory plus brass. Flat walls may hide too much of the color. Let lamps hit the cabinets directly.
Brand
Valspar
Code
1005-9A
Rich Chocolate 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
Natural Lighting
Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Red
Strength
High
Temperature
warm
Hue Angle
14°Red Family
Lightness
28%Dark
Saturation
35%Moderate
LRV
5.9LRV 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 Codes
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Warm Shades
Warm spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Valspar
Rich Chocolate
Benjamin Moore
Terrazzo Brown
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Roasted Coffee
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Sherwin Williams
Fiery Brown
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Rich Chocolate
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Terra Brun
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Rich Chocolate
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Soul Chocolate
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Rich Chocolate
Benjamin Moore
Charlton Brown
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Rich Chocolate
Valspar
One Dozen
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Rich Chocolate
Sherwin Williams
Dark Auburn
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Rich Chocolate
Benjamin Moore
Natural Brown
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Rich Chocolate
Benjamin Moore
Chocolate Sundae
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Rich Chocolate
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Java