Milk Chocolate (Valspar 2007-9B)
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Milk Chocolate (Valspar 2007-9B) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Milk Chocolate
Four Valspar colors picked for Milk Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Milk 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 | Teakwood | SW 9619 | 22 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Taupe Fedora | CSP-260 | 24.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bridle Leather | N180-5 | 21.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Thunderbird | 1021-5 | 21 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Milk Chocolate (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Milk Chocolate
Darker than Milk Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-9B |
| Hex | #917E6D |
| RGB | 145, 126, 109 |
| HSL | 28°, 14%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.1, 4.5, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Milk Chocolate (Valspar 2007-9B), published as #917E6D
#82756C
#A0876D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Milk Chocolate (Valspar 2007-9B)?
- Milk Chocolate has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Milk Chocolate is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Milk Chocolate in another brand?
- Thunderbird (PPG 1021-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Milk Chocolate warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Milk Chocolate as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.