Rich Chocolate (Valspar 1005-9A)
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Rich Chocolate (Valspar 1005-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rich Chocolate
Three Valspar colors picked for Rich Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rich Chocolate, 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 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hasbrouck Brown | HC-71 | 9.6 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Brown Eyes | S-G-740 | 8.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Wine | 1016-7 | 8 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Rich Chocolate (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Rich Chocolate
Darker than Rich Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-9A |
| Hex | #6A4C44 |
| RGB | 106, 76, 68 |
| HSL | 13°, 22%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.3, 11.5, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rich Chocolate (Valspar 1005-9A), published as #6A4C44
#5C4443
#785544
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rich Chocolate (Valspar 1005-9A)?
- Rich Chocolate has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rich Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rich Chocolate in another brand?
- Brown Eyes (Behr S-G-740) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Rich Chocolate warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rich Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.