Soul Chocolate (Valspar 2011-9)
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Soul Chocolate (Valspar 2011-9) 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 Soul Chocolate
Three Valspar colors picked for Soul 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 Soul 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 | Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 9 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Brew | 1232 | 9.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Coffee Beans | N150-6 | 10.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Wine | 1016-7 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Soul Chocolate (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Soul Chocolate
Darker than Soul Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-9 |
| Hex | #6A4F48 |
| RGB | 106, 79, 72 |
| HSL | 12°, 19%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.2, 10.2, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soul Chocolate (Valspar 2011-9), published as #6A4F48
#5C4747
#785848
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soul Chocolate (Valspar 2011-9)?
- Soul 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 Soul Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soul Chocolate in another brand?
- Fresh Brew (BM 1232) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Soul Chocolate warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Soul Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.