Chocolate Sundae (BM 2113-10)

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Chocolate Sundae (BM 2113-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 6.9, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Sundae
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chocolate Sundae by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chocolate Sundae, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fairfax Brown | SW 2856 | 7 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Heritage Oak | T15-5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge | 1073-7 | 8 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Chocolate Sundae (LRV 6.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Sundae
Darker than Chocolate Sundae
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2113-10 |
| Hex | #5B3F36 |
| RGB | 91, 63, 54 |
| HSL | 15°, 26%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.5, 10.9, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Sundae (BM 2113-10), published as #5B3F36
#4E3735
#694736
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Sundae (BM 2113-10)?
- Chocolate Sundae has an LRV of 6.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Sundae is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Sundae in another brand?
- Heritage Oak (Behr T15-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.6 (noticeably different).
- Is Chocolate Sundae warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chocolate Sundae as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.